Oct. 21, 2025

Contact Dillon McArdle at 608-796-3730 or dtmcardle@viterbo.edu

LA CROSSE, Wis. – Enjoy a night of laughter with nationally-acclaimed comedian Roy Wood Jr. as he performs in the Viterbo University Fine Arts Center Main Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1.

Wood Jr.’s fourth stand-up special, Lonely Flowers, premiered on Hulu in January 2025. He is also the host of CNN’s Have I Got News for You, an American adaptation of a long-running UK comedy series, which premiered 2024 and returned for a second season in February of this year. In addition to being a comedian, Wood Jr. is also an Emmy Award-nominated documentary producer and a Writers Guild of America-nominated writer.

Previously, Wood Jr. spent eight years as a correspondent on Comedy Central’s Emmy-winning The Daily Show. In 2023, he guest hosted The Daily Show and headlined the White House Correspondents' Dinner to its highest ratings since 2017. Wood Jr. co-starred with Jon Hamm in Paramount Pictures' long-awaited Fletch remake, Confess, Fletch in 2022 and has made guest appearances in Only Murders in the Building, Better Call Saul, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

Appearing alongside Keanu Reeves and Jonah Hill in the upcoming comedy Outcome, Wood Jr. will also be seen in the Sundance film Love, Brooklyn. He recently partnered with Crown Publishing to write a memoir, The Man of Many Fathers, which will be released this month.

This Viterbo Bright Star Season performance is sponsored by Wisconsin Public Radio. It is recommended for mature audiences aged 17 and older.

Tickets are $79 for orchestra pit, $59 for main floor and lower balcony, and $49 for upper balcony seating, plus a $3 convenience fee and $1 facility fee per ticket. All orders will include a 5.5% sales tax. For more information or to order tickets, contact the Viterbo box office at 608-796-3100 or visit www.viterbo.edu/tickets. A group sale discount of 10 tickets or more at 10% off single ticket prices is available by calling or visiting the box office.

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