Phil Wang
- 35 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and executive producer
Press clippings Page 18
Phil Wang interview
"There isn't a shortage of Asian engineers. There is a shortage of Asian comedians."
Rohan Banerjee, The New Statesman, 18th July 2017Can Daphne and The Pin save Radio 4 comedy?
One act offers Badults-style sketches, the other does mindbending meta-gags. Both bring new shows to a station that specialises in self-satisfied comedy.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 14th July 2017Sick comedy? Comedians talk about their health
Comedian and NHS junior doctor Ed Patrick is to be joined by two different Edinburgh Fringe performers every day of his run to discuss their real-life health stories in the Comedians' Surgery.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th July 2017Comedians cast in 'Manwatching'
Manwatching, which explores heterosexual female desire, is written by an anonymous woman and directed by Lucy Morrison.
Giverny Masso, The Stage, 5th May 2017The UK's answer to John Oliver in format but sadly not execution (although John Oliver is surely also our own answer to John Oliver, being from Birmingham and all), Matt Forde's relatively ersatz Unspun returns for a new series of topical skewering. Guest comedians will include Oliver's former cohort Andy Zaltzman and Phil Wang, while political guests - unknown at the time of writing - will be drafted in to give their twopenn'orth.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 1st March 2017UKTV orders Series 2 of Unspun With Matt Forde
Political comedy show Unspun With Matt Forde is to return to channel Dave for a second run. The six-part series starts in March.
British Comedy Guide, 25th January 2017Review: Jack Dee's Inauguration HelpDesk
With only a few hours before Donald Trump becomes the most powerful man in the world, now is a good time to ask questions about the future president - and who is better qualified to deal with it than four comedians and a sports presenter?
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 19th January 2017Review: Unspun With Matt Forde, Dave
Matt Forde's new political series nearly hit the buffers before it had even been recorded. Forde's first guest was scheduled to be Labour leadership contender Owen Smith, but he pulled out. Forde suggested on the show that Smith was concerned about appearing laddish. It was a shame, but his stand-in, former Home Secretary Alan Johnson was good value for money anyway.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th September 2016Unspun with Matt Forde review
A bold commission from what was once the home of the repeat, an ultra-topical political show recorded the night before transmission.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 14th September 2016Fringe Q&As: Daphne
Daphne talks about their Second Show.
The Herald, 19th August 2016