Phil Wang Bio | Wiki
Phil Wang is a British Malaysian stand-up comedian. He is also a member of the sketch comedy group Daphne, and co-creator of their BBC Radio 4 series, Daphne Sounds Expensive. Currently, Phil serves as the host of the comedy podcast ‘BudPod’ with fellow comedian and Footlights alumnus Pierre Novellie.
As an actor and writer, he is known for @Elevenish (2016), Out the Window: Comic Relief (2017), and Wooden Overcoats (2015). Phil received the 2010 Chortle Student Comedian of the Year Award and, in 2011, Comedy Central’s Funniest Student Award. In 2012, he became president of Footlights at Cambridge University, where he did a four-year engineering degree. He has since performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Phil Wang Age
Phil was born in 1990, in Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom. He is 32 years old.
Phil Wang Height
He is a man of above-average stature and stands at a height of 6 ft 1 in (Approx. 1.85 m).
Phil Wang Family | Parents
He was born in Stoke-on-Trent to an English mother from Stoke and a Chinese-Malaysian father. One week after Phil was born, his family returned to his father’s hometown of Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia, where his parents had first met in 1982. His mother worked as a trained archaeologist and moved to Malaysia as a volunteer with the Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO). He grew up in Malaysia where he was taught Malay, Mandarin, and English.
Phil Wang Girlfriend
Phil is currently in a relationship with his unidentified girlfriend. On September 8, 2016, he wrote on his Twitter page that together with his girlfriend they were delighted to announce the birth of their first son, Jeghro. Phil keeps his personal life private, thus, his girlfriend’s identity is not known to the public.
Phil Wang Education
He took GCSEs at Jerudong International School in Brunei. When he was 16, Phil’s family moved back to the UK, to Bath, Somerset. There he attended Kingswood School. Later, he studied engineering at King’s College, Cambridge, where he was also president of the Cambridge Footlights.
Phil Wang Podcast | Budpod
Phil currently hosts the comedy podcast ‘BudPod’ with fellow comedian and Footlights alumnus Pierre Novellie. The two join forces to bring you hilarious conversation and funny little chunks they have found or made. They discuss uncontested tribes, new phones, the Philippines freemasons, fish roe head dreams among other things. In 2017 Phil appeared in the podcast series Pappy’s Flatshare Slamdown and Do the Right Thing. In May 2021, he hosted a new podcast called Phil Hates Horror, which was released on Audible.
Phil Wang Taskmaster
On 4 July 2018, it was announced that Phil would be one of the contestants in series 7 of Taskmaster. The tasks he won included ‘Make the best noise’ and ‘Most surprisingly beautiful thing’.
Phil Wang Philly Philly Wang Wang | Netflix
His Netflix comedy special, Phil Wang: Philly Philly Wang Wang, was released in August 2021. Shortly after, he released his first book Sidesplitter: How to Be from Two Worlds at Once in September 2021. In 2020, Phil appeared on Kevin McCloud’s Rough Guide to the Future. In December 2020, he appeared on Have I Got News For You.
Phil has appeared in The Rob Brydon Show, Comedy Up Late, About Tonight, It Was Alright in the ’70s, Room 101, Have I Got News for You, Unspun with Matt Forde, Would I Lie to You? among others. He has also acted in the sitcom Top Coppers. In January 2018, Phil took part in Comedy Central’s Roast Battle, hosted by Jimmy Carr, in which he battled friend and fellow comedian Ed Gamble, he won the battle.
Phil Wang Stand Up
Phil has recorded two full-length stand-up shows, which are available to watch for free on his YouTube Channel. He has also written for The Guardian. Currently, Phil is working on a stand-up comedy series for BBC Radio 4 titled Wangsplaining. The pilot episode aired on 19 May 2019 on BBC Radio 4.
Phil Wang Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Phil’s estimated net worth is $875,879.
Who Is Phil Wang
Phil is a British Malaysian stand-up comedian. He is also a member of the sketch comedy group Daphne, and co-creator of their BBC Radio 4 series, Daphne Sounds Expensive. Currently, Phil serves as the host of the comedy podcast ‘BudPod’ with fellow comedian and Footlights alumnus Pierre Novellie.