Phil Wang
Comedian
Phil Wang is a British-Malaysian stand-up comedian, writer and actor. He recently performed his latest show Wang In There Baby! to a sold out Hammersmith Apollo, following on from the worldwide release of his first Netflix special, Philly Philly Wang Wang.
TV Credits
Bio
Phil Wang is a British-Malaysian stand-up comedian, writer and actor. He released his first Netflix special, Philly Philly Wang Wang, in 2021 and has since performed stand-up on Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC), been interviewed by chat show royalty on That’s My Time with David Letterman(Netflix), and his first book Sidesplitter: How to be from Two Worlds at Once was named a Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year.
Phil regularly performs stand-up to sell- out crowds around the world and his other notable television credits include Inside Amy Schumer(Comedy Central), Life & Beth (Hulu), The Comedy Line-Up (Netflix), Taskmaster (Channel 4), Live at the Apollo (BBC2) and has made ten appearances on Have I Got News For You (BBC1).
He has previously written and starred in his own Radio 4 special, Wangsplaining which won Best Scripted Comedy (Longform) at the 2020 BBC Audio Awards, fronted the Audible original series Phil Wang Hates Horror, and co-hosts the hit podcast BudPod with Pierre Novellie.
Phil is an avid gamer and was asked to host the 2024 BAFTA Games Awards; the most prestigious global awards for the gaming industry. He is highly experienced at hosting awards ceremonies and performing after-dinner cabaret at a wide range of corporate events.
Accolades & Praise
Just wanted to say a quick thank you for helping us out this year with Phil, you have been great to work with and very accommodating. Phil was amazing to work with, very kind, understanding, looked great and perfectly handled the night. Please make sure to tell him!
Just wanted to say a huge THANK YOU to Phil for last night. He was calm in what was unfortunately a very rushed rehearsal, a total pro and a complete hit with our crowd (no mean feat with conference delegates!)
Thanks for your help with organising everything for Phil. The event was a huge success and Phil was great. We really appreciated that he adapted his set so much to fit with the industry.