Phil Wang

Philip Nathaniel Wang Sin Goiis a Malaysian-British stand-up comedian and comedy writer who is a member of the sketch comedy group Daphne, and co-creator of their BBC Radio 4 series, Daphne Sounds Expensive. Until 2025, he hosted the comedy podcast BudPod with fellow comedian and Footlights alumnus Pierre Novellie.

Career

Wang won the 2010 Chortle Student Comedian of the Year Award and, in 2011, Comedy Central's Funniest Student Award. Wang has since performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Wang has made numerous television and radio appearances, including on shows such as Taskmaster, Would I Lie to You?, Have I Got News for You (including as compère in 2024), and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. He has performed stand-up on Live at the Apollo and competed on Roast Battle. His BBC Radio 4 comedy special Wangsplaining aired in 2019.

Wang has released two Netflix specials; Philly Philly Wang Wang in 2021 and Wang In There, Baby! in 2024.

Beyond stand-up, Wang has acted in the sitcom Top Coppers, appeared in the 2023 film Wonka, and played a role in the Netflix series 3 Body Problem. He has also made guest appearances on The Graham Norton Show and Kevin McCloud's Rough Guide to the Future. In 2021, he launched the Audible podcast Phil Wang Hates Horror.

His first book, Sidesplitter: How to Be from Two Worlds at Once, was published in 2021. Wang also embarked on a worldwide comedy tour ending in 2024.

He hosted the British Academy Games Awards in both 2024 and 2025.