Roy Blount, Jr.
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This article is about the writer and humorist. For the similarly named congressperson, see Roy Blunt
Roy Alton Blount, Jr. (born October 5, 1941 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American writer. Best known as a humorist, Blount is also a reporter, actor, and musician with the Rock Bottom Remainders, a rock band composed entirely of writers. Blount graduated from Vanderbilt University. Recently he guided American television audiences down the Mississippi River, narrating the documentary The Main Stream for PBS. As of 2006 he is featured regularly as a panelist on the NPR news/comedy quiz show, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me.
