Phil Wang
- 35 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and executive producer
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Phil Wang review
Much of the humour is absurdist. A lot more is self-deprecating, such as the long monologue about his dick. This, by the way, is a show for adults with plenty of swears and frank discussion about female nipples. Definitely, post-watershed.
Ian C. Douglas, Leftlion, 1st April 2023Taskmaster hall of fame: ranking the most legendary contestants!
To mark the launch of Series 15 on Channel 4, we celebrate Taskmaster's 25 most memorable and funny contestants so far.
Louisa Mellor, Elizabeth Donoghue and Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 30th March 2023In conversation with Phil Wang
"Comedians want to take comedy too seriously".
Otto Hampden-Woodfall, Glasgow Guardian, 27th March 2023Phil Wang on why comedy flourishes in a serious world
Is there such a thing as aggressive wallpaper? Phil Wang has just appeared on my laptop at the other end of a Zoom call from his home in south-east London sitting in front of a backdrop that is ... well, busy would be a kind description. It's a pattern of possibly red (I'm colour-blind so don't quote me) pills on a white background. For the first minute I think it's actually strobing.
Teddy Jamieson, The Herald, 18th March 2023Bristol Comedy Garden returns
The Southwest's biggest comedy festival Bristol Comedy Garden presented by heycar returns to its roots in Queen Square this June 14-18th, with a Big Top bursting with incredible comedy.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th March 2023Silliness and wrestling: Phil Wang interview
Phil Wang takes silly seriously and realises an unlikely influence on his act ahead of his new tour show, Wang In There, Baby!
Laurie Presswood, The Skinny, 15th March 2023The Wrestling at Indigo2 review
Glorious chaos as comedians swapped punchlines for punches.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 6th March 2023Just For Laughs London, review
It's a tough job launching a comedy festival in London, given the the city has hundreds of gigs a week anyway. Where Just For Laughs absolutely dominates downtown Montreal for a couple of weeks in July, you could easily be in London and be entirely unaware it was on.
Chortle, 6th March 2023The Wrestling in pictures
Edinburgh hit The Wrestling made a triumphant return last night, with its first London show coming as part of the Just For Laughs festival at the Indigo venue at The O2.
Chortle, 6th March 2023Just For Laughs, review: as a comedy venue, the O2 turns out to be a bit of a joke
Making its London debut, the comedy festival attracted some big, talented names, but they were no match for this cold, corporate netherworld.
Tim Harding, The Telegraph, 5th March 2023