Phil Wang
Phil Wang 王兴贵 | |
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Birth name | Philip Nathaniel Wang Sin Goi |
Born | [1] Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England[2] | 22 January 1990
Medium | Stand-up, television, radio |
Education | Jerudong International School |
Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
Website | www |
Philip Nathaniel Wang Sin Goi
Early life
Wang was born in
Wang grew up in Malaysia, where he was taught in Malay, Mandarin and English.[11] He took GCSEs at Jerudong International School in Brunei.[12] When he was 16, his family moved back to the UK, to Bath, Somerset. There he attended Kingswood School.[citation needed] He then studied engineering at King's College, Cambridge,[13] where he was also president of the Cambridge Footlights.[14][15]
Career
Wang won the 2010 Chortle Student Comedian of the Year Award[16] and, in 2011, Comedy Central's Funniest Student Award. In 2012, he was president of Footlights at Cambridge University, where he did a four-year engineering degree.[17] Wang has since performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe[18] and at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.[19]
Wang has appeared in
Wang has also written for The Guardian.[20]
In 2016, Wang appeared in the short film Sarah Chong Is Going to Kill Herself as Davith.[21]
In 2017 Wang appeared in the podcast series Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown and Do the Right Thing.[22][23]
On 4 July 2018 it was announced that Wang would be one of the contestants in series 7 of Taskmaster.[24] Tasks he won included 'Make the best noise' and 'Most surprisingly beautiful thing'.
Wang worked on a stand-up comedy special[25] for BBC Radio 4 titled Wangsplaining.[26] The episode aired on 19 May 2019 on BBC Radio 4.[11]
In 2020, Wang appeared on Kevin McCloud's Rough Guide to the Future.[27]
In December 2020, May 2022, and December 2023 Wang appeared on
In May 2021, Wang hosted a new podcast called Phil Wang Hates Horror, which was released on Audible.
Wang's Netflix comedy special Phil Wang: Philly Philly Wang Wang was released in August 2021. His first book, Sidesplitter: How to Be from Two Worlds at Once, was published in September 2021.[29]
In May 2022, Wang appeared in the unaired television pilot "Jazz Emu," portraying elusive
In 2023, Wang embarked on his worldwide comedy tour[31] with one date scheduled for 2024. He was also cast in a supporting role in the 2023 film Wonka. During the filming, Wang suffered an accidental radial break to his arm, which he anecdotally referred to during his appearance on The Graham Norton Show, first broadcast on 24 November 2023.[10]
Wang guest starred as Aristotle in 3 Body Problem.[32]
References
- ^ In this Malaysian Hakka Chinese name, the surname is Wang (王). In accordance with custom, the Western-style name is Phil Wang and the Chinese-style name is Wang Sin Goi (simplified Chinese: 王兴贵; traditional Chinese: 王興貴).
- ^ "Aisling Bea and Phil Wang head to Netflix". Chortle.
- ^ "Interview: Phil Wang – The Comedian Who Isn't Afraid to Make You Laugh About Race". weareresonate. 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Phil Wang's Chinese name". 16 December 2018.
- ^ Insert Name Here (BBC), Series 3, Episode 2. (First broadcast 27 November 2017.)
- ^ Phil Wang, Alex Horne (4 September 2018). Phil Wang Interview Taskmaster S7 - Dave (Video). UKTV. Event occurs at 1:37 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Edinburgh comedy 2015: what to see". The Telegraph. 12 August 2015.
- ^ "My Comedy Hero: Phil Wang on Leslie Nielsen". The List.
- ^ Edinburgh festival 2015: 10 comedy acts to watch, The Guardian
- ^ Wong, Gabby (2 March 2017). "INTERVIEW: Phil Wang – The comedian who isn't afraid to make you laugh about race". Resonate. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ a b Bennett, Steve. "Phil Wang: I broke my arm filming Wonka : News 2023 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ a b c Wang P (2019) Phil Wang: Wangsplaining, BBC Studios.
- ^ "How JIS Brunei enabled these students to enter the world's elite universities". Study International News. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ Gil, Natalie (14 September 2015). "Learn from our mistakes: freshers' week regrets". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ Stuart Goldsmith (13 February 2017). "Episode 197 – Phil Wang". The Comedian's Comedian (Podcast).
- ^ Rohan Banerjee (18 July 2017). "Phil Wang on engineering comedy, Footlights, and why Brexit is a cock block".
- ^ "Wang wins – Chortle student king crowned". Chortle. 18 August 2010.
- ^ Simon Bajkowski (27 March 2011). "That's Number One, Wang". The Tab.
- ^ "Phil Wang – Edinburgh Fringe 2015 – British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ Stephanie Bunbury (23 March 2015). "Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Phil Wang engineers a laugh with 'high-status' comedy". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Wang, Phil (31 July 2014). "Phil Wang: Impossibly wise or offensively stupid – Chinese people in US films". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Sarah Chong Is Going to Kill Herself (Short 2016)". IMDb. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Series 7, Episode 1 (Bleed The Radiators) – Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ "Do The Right Thing on acast". acast.
- ^ Taskmaster Series 7 | Coming Soon | Dave, retrieved 5 July 2018
- ^ "Sidesplitter". The Guardian Bookshop. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ Bennett, Steve. "Radio 4 shows for Phil Wang and others : News 2019 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk.
- ^ "Kevin McCloud's Rough Guide to the Future". Channel 4. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Have I Got News For You". Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Phil Wang: Philly Philly Wang Wang and Sidesplitter". Digital Spy. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Jazz Emu: Pilot". YouTube.
- ^ "concert archives phil wang".
- ^ "Meet the cast of 3 Body Problem on Netflix". Radio Times. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
External links
- Media related to Phil Wang at Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Wang at IMDb
- Phil Wang on Facebook
- Page on Chortle with news and tour dates
- CV at agents' page