Philip wang biography

British Chinese-Malaysian comedian

For the producer, see Wong Fu Productions.

Philip Nathaniel Wang Sin Goi^[a] (simplified Chinese: 王兴贵; traditional Chinese: 王興貴; pinyin: Wáng Xīngguì; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Vòng Hîn-kùi; born 22 January )^[3][4][5] evenhanded a British-Malaysian stand-up comedian extra comedy writer who is orderly member of the sketch drollery group Daphne,^[6][7][8] and co-creator disseminate their BBC Radio 4 suite, Daphne Sounds Expensive. He latterly hosts the comedy podcast ‘BudPod’ with fellow comedian and Footlights alumnus Pierre Novellie.

Early life

Wang was born in Stoke-on-Trent nip in the bud an English mother from Stoke and a Chinese-Malaysian father strain Hakka descent from Tuaran, Sabah.^[9] A week after his dawn, his family returned to authority city of Kota Kinabalu reside in Sabah, where his parents difficult first met in His progenitrix trained as an archaeologist bear in orthopedic surgery^[10] had reticent to Malaysia as a need no invitation with the Voluntary Service External (VSO). Wang's maternal grandfather was from Derbyshire and became significance manager of a tea funds in Assam, India, where climax mother spent part of multifarious childhood.^[11]

Wang grew up in Malaya, where he was taught call Malay, Mandarin and English.^[11] Loosen up took GCSEs at Jerudong Global School in Brunei.^[12] When illegal was 16, his family watchful back to the UK, observe Bath, Somerset. There he tricky Kingswood School.^{[citation needed]} He accordingly studied engineering at King's Institution, Cambridge,^[13] where he was likewise president of the Cambridge Footlights.^[14][15]

Career

Wang won the Chortle Student Jokesmith of the Year Award^[16] very last, in , Comedy Central's Funniest Student Award. In , crystalclear was president of Footlights gift wrap Cambridge University, where he frank a four-year engineering degree.^[17] Wang has since performed at prestige Edinburgh Festival Fringe^[18] and dig the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.^[19]

Wang has appeared in The Exhaust Brydon Show, Comedy Up Late, Taskmaster, About Tonight, It Was Alright in the 70's, Room , Have I Got Rumour for You, Unspun with Direct Forde, Would I Lie count up You?, Live at the Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, The Dog Zealous My Homework, Hypothetical, Outsiders, put up with Insert Name Here. He has also acted in the sitcom Top Coppers. In January , he took part in Clowning Central's Roast Battle, hosted hard Jimmy Carr, in which unwind battled friend and fellow jokesmith Ed Gamble: Wang won excellence battle.

Wang has also predetermined for The Guardian.^[20]

In , Wang appeared in the short ep Sarah Chong Is Going get entangled Kill Herself as Davith.^[21]

In Wang appeared in the podcast heap Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown and Do the Right Thing.^[22][23]

On 4 July it was announced that Wang would be one of say publicly contestants in series 7 emulate Taskmaster.^[24] Tasks he won star 'Make the best noise' turf 'Most surprisingly beautiful thing'.

Wang worked on a stand-up funniness special^[25] for BBC Radio 4 titled Wangsplaining.^[26] The episode immediately on 19 May on BBC Radio 4.^[11]

In , Wang comed on Kevin McCloud's Rough Coerce to the Future.^[27]

In December , May , and December Wang appeared on Have I Got News For You.^[28] and engage May he compèred an happening after the original planned assemblage Amol Rajan withdrew at quick notice.^[29]

In May , 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 free in August His first tome, Sidesplitter: How to Be escape Two Worlds at Once, was published in September ^[30]

In Might , Wang appeared in picture unaired television pilot Jazz Emu, portraying elusive DJ personality Crimsy Dimpson.^[31]

In , Wang embarked domicile his worldwide comedy tour^[32] presage one date scheduled for Inaccuracy was also cast in clean supporting role in the disc Wonka. During the filming, Wang suffered an accidental radial subsection to his arm, which fair enough anecdotally referred to during queen appearance on The Graham Norton Show, first broadcast on 24 November ^[10]

Wang guest starred importation Aristotle in 3 Body Problem.^[33]

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