Phil Wang
- 35 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and executive producer
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Chinese Arts Now Festival review
Chinese Arts Now was founded in 2005 and aims to produce and present work that explores Chinese themes, stories and art forms in the UK. Its annual festival includes a comedy night (presented in conjunction with Soho Theatre), and this year three comics of Chinese heritage - Evelyn Mok, Ken Cheng and Phil Wang - performed.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 13th March 2021Phil Wang to publish first book, Sidesplitter
Phil Wang is to publish his first book, memoir Sidesplitter: How To Be From Two Worlds At Once, with Hodder Studio in September. It will explore his experience of life with mixed cultural heritage.
British Comedy Guide, 24th February 2021Steve Bennett compiles his most memorable shows of 2020
The year when no gig was normal...
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 31st December 2020Should comedians joke about Covid?
Some stand-ups see it as their job to provide collective catharsis for the coronavirus, while others see pandemic gags as off-limits - even ones about Trump.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 30th October 2020Picnic At The Castle with Phil Wang and others review
There's some good work that's in progress here... See him next time he plays a castle near you.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 21st September 2020The stand-ups who took over children's TV
Is performing for young audiences easier? Far from it say the comedians who do clubs at night and CBBC shows by day.
Ryan Gilbey, The Guardian, 10th September 2020Canned Laughter review
Outstanding stand-ups prove the new normal may not be so bad.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 8th September 2020Love letters from comedians to comedy clubs
Jamie Demetriou, Ellie Taylor, Phil Wang and more talk about their favourite stand-up venues.
Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 16th August 2020TV preview - Comedians: Home Alone
Following E4's Remote Comedy From The Paddock the BBC launches with their own self-shot lockdown rapidfire sketch show. And on the basis of the first episodes - not that this is a competition - the BBC has the edge.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th May 2020Comedians' all-time favourite stand-up routines
Top comics pick the routines that make them howl with laughter, from Eddie Murphy on Rocky to Eddie Izzard on penknives and Michelle Wolf on women's worst enemies.
Ben Williams, The Guardian, 6th April 2020