‘Daily Show’ alum Roy Wood Jr. to host CNN’s version of UK’s ‘Have I Got News for You’

By Sarah Fortinsky Acclaimed comedian Roy Wood Jr. will host the U.S. version of “Have I Got News for You,” the long-running U.K. comedy series, CNN announced Thursday. The 10-episode limited series, set to premiere Sept. 14, will air Saturdays at 9 p.m. Eastern on the 24-hour news network. Episodes will be available to stream the following day on Max, formerly HBO Max. The show will be produced by Hat Trick Productions, which has produced the U.K.’s version since 1990. Wood, who served for eight years as a correspondent for “The Daily Show,” will lead the “comedy quiz show” with

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