Phil Hanley

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Phil Hanley
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  • Stand-up
  • film
  • television

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]

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Early life

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]

Career

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]

Reception

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]

Personal life

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]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Air Buddies Writer
2017 Sundowners Alex Hopper
2018 I Feel Pretty Group date #3

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015–2022 Inside Amy Schumer Karl, father2 episodes

Stand-up

YearTitleNotes
2015The Half HourComedy Central special
2022Ooh La LaYouTube special

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