Jennifer M. Wood

Jennifer M. Wood

Jennifer M. Wood's interest in late-night began with sneak-watching Saturday Night Live in the '80s. She has been writing about film and television for more than 20 years and can often be found writing about the intersection of late-night and politics on The Daily Beast. Her work has also appeared in WIRED, GQ, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Vanity Fair, The New York Times and Mental Floss. She's still waiting for SNL to greenlight a Massive Head Wound Harry movie.
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Sep 25, 2024

Hasan Minhaj Confirms It: He Lost The Daily Show Because of The New Yorker

In a new interview with Esquire, Hasan Minhaj officially confirms what most people already knew: He was set to succeed Trevor Noah as host of The Daily Show—”we were pretty much good to go.” Then he talked to The New Yorker about “emotional truths” and it all went away. “That’s part of showbiz,” he says.

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Sep 16, 2024

Emmys Producers Can’t Apologize Enough to John Oliver—or His Dog

Emmys executive producer Jesse Collins told TheWrap: “I apologize to John and his family for playing the music—and the dog,” while his fellow EP Dionne Harmon swore to THR that “We had no idea that the dog that he was talking about had passed away.”