Phil Wang
- 35 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and executive producer
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Phil Wang: Wang In There, Baby! on Netflix review
With a knack for making a lot out of a little, Wang is an understatedly stylish comic.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 3rd September 2024Ahir Shah's award-winning stand-up show Ends coming to Netflix
Ahir Shah's Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning show Ends is to be released as his debut Netflix special next month, as the comic reprises the hour at the Edinburgh Fringe.
British Comedy Guide, 12th August 2024Phil Wang: 'The Taskmaster bulge issue only became apparent too late'
The stand-up on his new Netflix special, falling off a table in front of Timothée Chalamet, and why silly jokes are back.
The Observer, 11th August 2024Phil Wang releasing Wang In There, Baby! as second Netflix special
Phil Wang has recorded his Wang In There, Baby! show as his second Netflix special.
British Comedy Guide, 6th August 2024Phil Wang and Susie Dent to host Unspeakable for Radio 4
Radio 4 has ordered a series of word-based panel show Unspeakable, hosted by Phil Wang and 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown lexicographer and etymologist Susie Dent, to air later this year.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd July 2024Phil Wang on hosting BAFTA Games Awards: "I've got big shoes to fill"
"It'll be a bit roasty, maybe."
Rob Leane, Radio Times, 9th April 2024Phil Wang: "I once sang for the Brunei royal family"
The comedian on the culture that made him - from Shaggy and Coldplay to Up and The Matrix.
Joshua Lamb, The Sunday Times, 7th April 2024Comics star in new podcast set behind-the-scenes at a sports radio station
Lolly Adefope, Fergus Craig, Jessica Fostekew and Helen Cripps are to star in a new comedy podcast written by Rhys James. Dial F For Football is set behind the scenes at a popular commercial sports radio station, Totalsport FM when it is trying to modernise its output with more diverse talent - to the chagrin of traditional listeners.
Chortle, 20th March 2024Phil Wang to host the BAFTA Games Awards
Wang will present the show in London on 11 April.
Tom Richardson & Mitch Mansfield, BBC, 13th March 2024Phil Wang review
The Taskmaster star brought his light-hearted gags about cultural differences to the Eventim Apollo, ending his tour with a bang.
Tim Harding, The Telegraph, 25th February 2024