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Sidesplitter: How To Be From Two Worlds At Once

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Wang’s mother is a white British archeologist who volunteered for VSO in Malaysia where she met his father, a Chinese-Malaysian civil engineer. The book itself is an interesting look at the differences in culture between the UK and Malaysia, and how despite all the talk of multicultural societies there still seems to be a desire to pigeonhole people as coming from a particular place. If you want intelligent standup (a bit observational, a bit autobiographical) with no particular cultural flavour, Wang won’t disappoint, with strong routines on social media, the fridge versus the oven, and “photos of people who live in the house, in the house”. Though actors like Anna May Wong, James Wong, Nancy Kwan, Bruce Lee, George Takei and Pat Morita broke through barriers and paved the way for future generations of Asian American actors, the roles were slim in numbers and pigeonholed. i loved being able to recognize so many asian american pop culture references, and i feel like this is a great starting point for people who want to learn more about the growth of asian america.

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With the blurb and introduction indicating that this was more essays than memoir, I'd hoped that Wang would have some funny and interesting things to say. This book is an extremely comprehensive record and resource about API culture over the last couple decades.So many of the talking points in each chapter were things which I had not actively given headspace too either at all or at least not recently and so I definitely thank Phil Wang for giving me pause for thought. In 2012, he was president of Footlights at Cambridge University, where he did a four-year engineering degree. For anyone unfamiliar with Phil Wang, it's worth picking up for his observations about growing up a child of two worlds, they're humourous and informative. His is a funny, incisive and honest take on being brought up in two very different cultures, looking at what that means personally for him, whilst also asking wider questions about empire and the idea of home. it was a pretty good attempt; it seems to have captured a pretty good picture albeit rather simplistic as it still feels a bit too broad/surface-level.

Sidesplitter by Phil Wang | Waterstones Sidesplitter by Phil Wang | Waterstones

My only criticism is that any time there was a numbered map or foldout, some numbers were missing or not labeled properly. One of the highlights of the book is the way it explores the rise of Asian American representation in Hollywood. Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now by Jeff Yang, Phil Yu, and Philip Yang is an essential addition to your classroom. I've been watching his comedy ever since he slid into guest spots on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and British panel show podcasts. The structure of the book is a great balance between facts and observations alongside humour and personal opinions.Elsewhere, a feminist routine (Wang mocks his own “ally” pretensions) on a male contraceptive pill can be filed alongside Michelle Wolf on “if men had periods” in the pantheon of gender-switch thought experiments that linger lurid in the mind. As well as the heavy lift of representations required and/or demanded from the precious few in popular media. This book definitely made me laugh and I really wish I could be at Phil Wang's event at Cheltenham Literature festival because I would love to hear more from him. They included lots of different voices and highlighted a wide variety of Asian pop culture from food, to film, to literature, to movie stars, and racist incidents. Wang is part of the latter group, he says, and he tells a gleeful story of stuffing a tarantula into his mouth at a street market.

Sidesplitter, by Phil Wang : Book reviews 2021 : Chortle Sidesplitter, by Phil Wang : Book reviews 2021 : Chortle

The same combination of mildly sexual and very ridiculous animates a fine gag about the coyness that surrounds the female nipple. I am proud to be the first comedian of east Asian descent to have done the things I have in British comedy. It speaks the challenges faced by Asian American content creators, who struggled to get their own voices and diverse stories heard in an industry dominated by white males who were essentially driven by the limited view of what they believed would sell butts-in-seats and eyes-ears-paying-attention.

His style of humour is understated but insightful, and it was wonderful to see him develop a more complex narrative in Sidesplitter. That said, I wouldn’t recommend reading this for a solid grounding in history, philosophy or critical thinking; at the end of the day, he’s a comedian. Part of that was because it was new to me, but nonetheless it was an insightful contrast with the UK, and also matched something that Tony Hawks had found when he went to Moldova - there is more room for comedy and frivolity when society has become settled and the fundamentals sorted out. I’m not exactly Asian American because I came to the states only about a decade ago but it’s natural that I want to engage with atleast some part of the Asian American culture, and get to know more of this history. For this special, he folds highlights from 2017’s Kinabalu into the show he premiered at the 2019 fringe.

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