Say What You Mean with Aida Rodriguez is a podcast about exploring the power of the word or lack thereof. Join Aida Rodriguez and her guests as they discuss moments in their lives where they wished they had spoken up and said what needed to be said but were paralyzed by fear or that daunting lack of clarity.
Aida Rodriguez: Aida is a writer/performer, comedian, and actor. Lauded by Esquire Magazine as “raucously funny,” she has become a favorite with fans and critics alike. With her first-hour stand-up special released in late 2021 and her own TV series in development, both at HBOMax, She is bound for the comedy stratosphere.
Rodriguez moved to Los Angeles in the early 2000s with her two children after her divorce from Ellison. After a bout with anorexia and a divorce, she turned to comedy for healing. For a time, she and her children were homeless and lived out of a car. She is a five-time host of the Imagen Awards, which recognizes “the positive portrayal and creative excellence of Latinos and Latino cultures on screen”
She made her TV debut in NBC’s Last Comic Standing in 2014 where she departed among the top 10 finalists for Season 8.
Rodriguez was a featured comic in Netflix’s Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready—a comedy anthology series from longtime friend Haddish—HBO Max’s Entre Nos: Part 1, and Showtime’s Shaquille O’Neal Presents: All-Star Comedy Jam, among other specials.
On the feature side, she was handpicked to appear in the 2016 film The Comedy starring Robert DeNiro by director Taylor Hackford.
In this episode, Roy Wood Jr. talks fatherhood, being understood, valuing his time, nepotism and more.
Roy Wood Jr.: Roy Wood Jr. is a comedian, an Emmy-nominated documentary producer for the PBS documentary The Neutral Ground, and a correspondent on Comedy Central’s Emmy-winning The Daily Show. This year, Wood Jr. guest hosted The Daily Show and headlined the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to its highest ratings since 2017. He can currently be seen in Steven Soderbergh’s comedy mini series COMMAND Z opposite Michael Cera. He recently appeared in a leading role on-screen opposite Jon Hamm in the Paramount feature CONFESS, FLETCH. On the TV side, Wood Jr. has guest starred and recurred on hit shows such as ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING, SPACE FORCE, BETTER CALL SAUL, THE LAST OG and FLATBUSH MISDEMEANORS.
In 2017, he was named the new host of Comedy Central’s storytelling series, THIS IS NOT HAPPENING. His first Comedy Central one-hour stand-up special, FATHER FIGURE, premiered in 2017. His second Comedy Central one-hour stand-up special, “Roy Wood Jr.: No One Loves You,” premiered in 2019. His third Comedy Central special, “Imperfect Messenger” premiered in 2021 and was named one of Vulture’s “Best Comedy Specials of 2021”.
Checkout previous episodes on Say What You Mean w/ Aida Rodriguez HERE
