Stand-up comedian and Taskmaster favourite Phil Wang is bringing his newest show to Netflix, and the streamer has announced that it will be releasing pretty darn soon.
Phil Wang: Philly Philly Wang Wang (brilliant name there) will be coming to Netflix on August 10, and will see him tackle "race, romance, politics, and his mixed British-Malaysian heritage".
The special was filmed for the streaming service after the pandemic broke out, making him the first UK comedian to do so. If you'd rather see the tour in person, you can get tickets right here.
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Just over a month after his Netflix special releases, Phil will be dropping his first book on September 16.
Sidesplitter: How to Be from Two Worlds at Once will have the comedian looking back at being born in Stoke-on-Trent, growing up in Malaysia and coming of age in Bath, as well as his experiences of being mixed race around the world, and the similarities and differences in British and Malaysian history.
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You can pre-order the book right now.
If you want to look back at Phil during his fresh-faced early days, Digital Spy actually featured him during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2014 and 2015. We're not saying these videos led to Phil becoming one of Britain's most popular comedians, but we're not saying they didn't...
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