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The Daily Show’s Roy Wood Jr.: “Racism is Getting Craftier"

Best known as a correspondent for "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah," stand-up comic Roy Wood Jr. is noted for satire that confronts the tough topics head-on. His new hour-long special for Comedy Central, "Imperfect Messenger," takes on everything from race and police reform to mass shootings and celebrity activism. Here is Roy Wood Jr. talking to Hari Sreenivasan.

The Daily Show’s Roy Wood Jr.: “Racism is Getting Craftier"

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