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Troy Iwata

Troy Iwata is a stage and screen actor, comedy performer and correspondent on The Daily ShowThe Daily ShowThe Daily Show is an American late-night news-satire program launched by Comedy Central in 1996 and co-created by Lizz Winstead and Madeleine Smithberg. It combines news commentary, field reports, comedy segments and interviews. Jon Stewart hosts Mondays, with a rotating team on the other weekdays; distribution includes Paramount+, online video and podcasts.Open the full entry. His credits include Broadway’s Be More Chill, NetflixNetflixNetflix is a U.S. entertainment company that offers streaming series, films, games, and live programming, headquartered in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997, it grew from online DVD rental into an international subscription entertainment service and also runs original content, advertising, and in-person experience businesses.Open the full entry’s Dash & Lily and the film Summoning Sylvia.

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2019Broadway debut

Iwata made his Broadway debut in Be More Chill in 2019, understudying Jeremy, Michael and Rich. Musical theatre has remained part of a career that also includes screen acting and comedy.⁠[1]

Before 2019Theatre interests and early television

In a 2025 Casting Society interview, Iwata recalled that encouragement after a high-school musical production helped lead him toward acting. He also discussed early roles cut from finished programs and Quantico as an early television appearance that actually aired.⁠[2]

Early 2020sStreaming television and film

Iwata appeared in Netflix’s Dash & Lily and played Damian Saito in Apple TV+’s WeCrashed. He also starred in the horror comedy Summoning Sylvia, later discussing collaboration and creativity under independent-production constraints.⁠[1][2]

April 2024Joining the correspondent team

Comedy CentralComedy CentralComedy Central is an American comedy television and digital-entertainment brand covering news satire, stand-up, sketch comedy and adult animation. Known for programs including The Daily Show and South Park, it is part of Skydance Corporation’s media business.Open the full entry announced Iwata, Josh Johnson (comedian)Josh Johnson (comedian)Josh Johnson is a Louisiana-born stand-up comedian and writer who wrote for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and The Daily Show before becoming a correspondent and rotating host of The Daily Show.Open the full entry and Grace KuhlenschmidtGrace KuhlenschmidtGrace Kuhlenschmidt is a comedian, actor and correspondent on The Daily Show whose work developed through improvisation and online shorts before bringing character comedy and observations about internet culture to television news satire.Open the full entry as additions to The Daily Show’s correspondent team on April 25, 2024. The October 2026 program announcement continued to list him in the team alongside its rotating hosts.⁠[3][4]

Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts

His associated program is The Daily Show. His website links to Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mrtroyiwata/ (opens in a new window)), X and YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is Google’s video-sharing and creator platform, founded in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim and acquired by Google in 2006. Built around video uploading, viewing, and creator earnings, the platform has developed Shorts, YouTube Music, Premium, YouTube TV, and products for children, and is headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.Open the full entry. Official website: https://www.troyiwata.com/ (opens in a new window).⁠[1]

Sources

  1. What's New? (opens in a new window)
  2. Troy Iwata - Actor of the Month for June 2025 (opens in a new window)
  3. On the heels of The Daily Show’s Huge Ratings Growth, the Emmy® Award-Winning Franchise Expands Its All-Star News Team (opens in a new window)
  4. Jon Stewart To Host Comedy Central’s The Daily Show Through 2028 (opens in a new window)