Phil Wang
- 35 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and executive producer
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James Acaster, Aisling Bea, Dylan Moran play new Manchester comedy festival
Laughterama, presented by heycar, is Manchester's all-new comedy festival, landing in Castlefield Bowl from 21-25th September 2022.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th June 2022Brit comics join Just For Laugh's 40th anniversary festival
James Acaster, Tom Allen, Fern Brady, Nish Kumar, Phil Wang and Sindhu Vee will be representing the UK at this year's Just For Laughs festival in Montreal.
Chortle, 25th May 2022Jazz Emu pilots musical comedy series
Archie Henderson stars as Jazz Emu, his musical character, in new comedy pilot which has just been released online.
British Comedy Guide, 25th May 2022Fringe 2022: Here are the 11 Taskmaster contestants who have announced shows
After being cancelled in 2020 and massively scaled back in 2021 the world's largest arts festival is gearing up to get back to normal this year - with over 2000 shows already announced, including several from the stars of Channel 4's hit comedy series.
David Hepburn, The Scotsman, 23rd May 2022Phil Wang beer launched
Independent London craft brewery Anspach & Hobday have announced the launch of The OrWanguTang, a brand-new beer in collaboration with Phil Wang and The Wine Society in support of the Orangutan Foundation.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th April 2022Review - Phil Wang: The Real Hero In All This
Wang has a fine way with words that produces some vivid mental images and excellent punchlines, while occasionally using linguistic flair to prop up more quotidian observations.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 14th April 2022Brighton Comedy Garden announces 2022 line-up
Brighton's Comedy Garden is to return this summer with headliners Simon Amstell, Stewart Lee, Adam Buxton, Dylan Moran, Sara Pascoe and Phil Wang.
Chortle, 13th April 2022Phil Wang's jokes are seriously funny
The subtly daring comedian is having a moment.
The Economist, 1st April 2022Top of the Pods - How live podcasts are taking over comedy
The format has gone from low-cost side hustle to, for some, a lucrative bread-winner, and audiences are flocking to them.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 1st April 2022Phil Wang admits helping Amy Schumer write Will Smith joke for Oscars
Amy Schumer can blame comedian Phil Wang for one of her jokes at the Oscars 2022 as he helped her write one about Will Smith (and it was a pretty good one).
Alicia Adejobi, Metro, 31st March 2022