‘Daily Show’ comic at ease on TV, stage

It might have taken Trevor Noah awhile to make his mark on “The Daily Show,” but his team of correspondents seemed right at home from the get-go — so much so that Jordan Klepper has already left to prep for his own latenight show.

Roy Wood Jr. probably won’t be far behind.

The 38-year-old comic, who specializes in sweating and stammering in the face of injustice, made his mark on Noah’s first night in 2015, putting his boss in his place when he started to giggle behind the anchor desk.

“You’ve only had the ‘Daily Show’ for one commercial break,” Wood lectured. “These white folks ain’t decided if they like you yet!”

Wood recently answered a few questions about his career.

Stand-up is such an individual sport. How did you adjust to working on a team?

There are so many ideas coming in. It’s like being a chef and the jokes are the meal. Your job is to bring the ingredients, and together you all figure out what the meal is, you know?

So why continue to do stand-up?

I’m a comedian first. The instant gratification of a live audience will always supersede television. Sooner or later, my ride in TV and movies will be over, and all I’ll have is comedy.

Your specialty seems to be frustration. Was that a theme throughout your career?

Frustration and confusion are just a better place to exist than anger. It took me awhile to find that voice. I think it started when I did Letterman in 2006, and I was already eight or nine years in (his career). When I was in my 20s, I hadn’t lived long enough to be mad about anything. I mean, who believes that a 20-year-old has problems?