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Roy Wood Jr. Mouths ‘Please Hire a Host’ as ‘The Daily Show’ Wins Emmy Award

Roy Wood Jr. mouthed 'please hire a host' as Trevor Noah gave a speech accepting an Emmy for 'The Daily Show.'

The job of correspondent is the wide receiver, and the host is the quarterback," Wood told Rolling Stone back in October Roy Wood Jr. had a subliminal message for Comedy Central as Trevor Noah accepted his Emmy Award on Monday night: “Please hire a host.” Whoever they land to host The Daily Show permanently is supposed to begin in 2024, but Comedy Central hasn’t yet made a decision on who will succeed Noah.

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