Phil Wang's 'Uh Oh': A Review of Older, Wiser Stand-Up Mockery
The comedian's new show at Soho Theatre Walthamstow blends grown-up musings on moustaches, homeownership and cyclists with jokes poking fun at millennial preoccupations.
Comedian Phil Wang's new stand-up show, Uh Oh, running at Soho Theatre Walthamstow in London, finds the comedian delivering what a review in The Guardian describes as older and wiser musings and mockery.
According to the review, much has changed in Wang's life since his last tour: he has taken up growing a moustache, and bought a house in what the review calls a "cool" part of London, where he now lives alongside his houseplants. The show touches on these personal changes alongside broader targets, including a running distaste for cyclists and an affection for the bakery chain Gail's.
The show's subtitle nods to a bit skewering what the review terms "millennial myths," reflecting Wang's continued interest in mining generational habits and anxieties for comedic material.
Further detail on the show's overall reception, its runtime, or its touring schedule beyond the Soho Theatre Walthamstow engagement was not included in the available reporting.
Sources
- Phil Wang: Uh Oh review – how to achieve an eighth of an orgasm, and other millennial myths — The Guardian — Culture
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