| Phil Hanley | |
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| Born | Canada |
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Phil Hanley is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor. He had a half-hour special on Comedy Central in 2015 and released an hour-long stand-up special Ooh La La on his YouTube channel in 2022. Time Out described him as a "master of crowdwork". [1]
Phil Hanley was raised in Oshawa, Ontario. [2] [3] He was diagnosed with dyslexia at age 10 and used comedy as a way to cope with his learning disability. [3] He moved to Vancouver in 2003. [4]
Prior to performing stand-up, Hanley worked as a model in New York and Europe for clients such as Giorgio Armani, Levi's, Fred Perry, and British GQ. [4] After improvising on the set of a car commercial, he took an improv class in England and then tried improv comedy, including at the Vancouver TheatreSports League and the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York. [5] [4]
He moved back to Vancouver and started performing stand-up, giving up on improv. [5] He found that he liked the control and preparation that went into stand-up as opposed to improv. [5] Eventually he was touring festivals in Canada and appeared on national TV and radio. [6] He had his first screenwriting credit for the 2006 film Air Buddies. [4]
Hanley moved to New York in 2011 and became a regular at the Comedy Cellar. [5] [2] He made his U.S. network debut on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson in March of that year. [6] He appeared on season four of John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show in 2013. [2] From 2014 to 2016, he hosted the We Know Nothing podcast with Anya Marina and Sam Morril. [5] [7] In 2015, he had a half-hour special released on Comedy Central. [5] He also hosted Time Out's first New York Comedy Showcase. [1]
Hanley starred in the comedy film Sundowners in 2017. [8] The film was written and directed by Pavan Moondi and also starred Tim Heidecker and Luke Lalonde. [9] Prior to the role, Hanley had no acting experience. [8] From 2017 to 2020, he hosted the podcast Keeping Joe with Sam Morril and Joe Machi. [8] [10]
In 2018, Hanley released a comedy album, Please Don't Chit Chat While I'm Pursuing My Dream. [2] Hanley also appeared in I Feel Pretty , starring Amy Schumer. [2] He had previously worked with Schumer on her series Inside Amy Schumer . [2] In 2022, Hanley released his first hour-long stand-up special, Ooh La La on his YouTube channel. [11]
His stand-up performances feature extensive audience interaction, and Time Out described him as a "master of crowdwork". [1] In 2015, the wife of a heckler rushed the stage at one of his performances and had to be removed by the bouncers. [1] Vulture described his joke delivery as having a "cool, collected pacing". [5] The Georgia Straight describe his stage presence as portraying a "nebbishy persona with a misplaced confidence". [6]
Hanley is an ambassador for organizations that address learning disabilities, including Eye to Eye, Dyslexia Canada, and Choose Your Own ADDventure. [3]
Hanley is a fan of The Grateful Dead. [2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | Air Buddies | Writer | |
| 2017 | Sundowners | Alex Hopper | |
| 2018 | I Feel Pretty | Group date #3 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015–2022 | Inside Amy Schumer | Karl, father | 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2015 | The Half Hour | Comedy Central special |
| 2022 | Ooh La La | YouTube special |