“I think hard work is definitely a huge thing, but there is something, if you want to call it luck or whatever - a window of opportunity - that is totally outside of your control, and it's that thing that will sometimes separate a good career from a great career.”

American comedian, actor, producer, and writer, born 1976

Wyatt Cenac is an American comedian, actor, producer, and writer. He was born in 1976 and is known for work in television and film, including his time as a correspondent and writer for The Daily Show from 2008 to 2012. He later starred in the TBS series People of Earth and in Barry Jenkins’s first feature, Medicine for Melancholy. He also hosted and produced the HBO series Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas, bringing the same sharp, observational style to comedy and commentary.