Comedian Roy Wood Jr. will host the 77th Annual Writers Guild Awards‘ East Coast segment, at New York’s Edison Ballroom on Saturday, Feb. 15, the org announced Thursday.

Wood is currently the host of CNN’s satire news program “Have I Got News for You” and previously starred in the WGA Award-nominated series “Command Z.” “It’s an honor to return to host this celebration of the people who truly are the red blood cells of this industry,” said Wood in a statement. “We will plan a wonderful evening and eagerly await notes from the studio executives.”

Presenters at the 2025 Writers Guild Awards ceremony in New York include Jesse Eisenberg, Rosie Perez, Michael McKean, Cory Michael Smith, DeWanda Wise, Ronny Chieng, Adriana Diaz, Meredith Scardino, Cole Escola, Bridget Moynahan, Anette O’Toole and Michael Zegen.

The Writers Guild Awards honor “outstanding writing in film, television, new media, news, radio and promotional categories.” The 2025 Writers Guild Awards will be presented at concurrent ceremonies on Saturday, Feb. 15 in New York City and Los Angeles.

At the New York ceremony, Scott Frank will be presented with the Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement by Marielle Heller, while Bill Lawrence will be presented with the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence. Kathy McGee will be presented with the Richard B. Jablow Award for Devoted Service to the Guild by Penelope Koechl.

The Writers Guild Awards will stream highlights from the New York Red Carpet and Ceremony on all Writers Guild of America East social media accounts at @WGAEast.