The standup on his new Netflix special, falling off a table in front of Timothée Chalamet, and why silly jokes are back
The standup on his new Netflix special, falling off a table in front of Timothée Chalamet, and why silly jokes are back
hil Wang, 34, was born in Stoke-on-Trent to an English mother and a Chinese-Malaysian father. He grew up in Malaysia before his family moved back to Bath during his teens. He studied engineering at Cambridge, where he was president of Footlights. He began his standup career by winning two student comedy awards aged 20. TV appearances includeIt’s an experiment. My girlfriend asked if I could grow one because she’s into the look. She’s the wind beneath my wings, moustache-wise.
So cool. It’s beautiful – the only completely candlelit venue in London, if not the country. I went to see my friend George Fouracres playthere two years ago and was struck by that space. There’s a sense of privacy, which suits a comedy venue. Right now standup is being consumed in very intimate ways, often on phones, so it plays into that. The combination of wood and naked flames adds an extra frisson. The Globe burned down once before, after all.
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