Sheng Wang

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Sheng Wang
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Wang in 2024
Born
Sheng Wang

(1980-01-08) January 8, 1980 (age 46)
Taipei City, Taiwan
Education University of California, Berkeley
Notable workSweet & Juicy
Comedy career
Years active2002–present
Medium Stand-up, Television
Genre Observational comedy
Website shengwangtime.com

Sheng Wang (born January 9, 1980, in Taipei) is a Taiwanese American stand-up comedian and was a staff writer for ABC sitcom series Fresh Off the Boat from 2015 to 2018. [1] He grew up in Houston, Texas. [2]

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Early life and education

Wang was born in Taipei [3] and grew up in Houston, where he graduated from Bellaire High School. [2] He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business at the University of California, Berkeley from 1998 to 2002. [4] [5] After graduating, Wang began practicing stand-up in San Francisco and New York City. [6]

Career

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Wang in 2014

Wang was a featured performer in 2007 at Montreal Comedy Festival. On January 28, 2011, Comedy Central Presents aired his first thirty-minute special broadcast on national television. In January 2011, he won top honors at NBC Universal's Seventh Annual "Stand Up for Diversity" comedy search, including a one-year talent holding deal with that studio. [7] Wang also appeared on Comedy Central's John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show in 2012. [8]

Wang also appeared on Comedians of Comedy , American Eagle's Campus Comedy Challenge and Comedy Central's Live at Gotham . [9]

He competed in the 2015 season of Last Comic Standing, earning a spot in the top 10 contestants. Wang released an album titled Cornucopias Are Actually Horrible Containers in 2015. [10]

From 2015 to 2018 he worked on ABC sit-com Fresh Off the Boat as a staff writer, story editor, and executive story editor. [11] He appeared as "Hank" in two episodes.

In 2019, Wang appeared on the HBO Special 2 Dope Queens . [12] He also performed at Clusterfest 2019 opening for headliner John Mulaney. [13]

In September 2022 he released his first Netflix special Sweet & Juicy. [14] It was the first comedy special directed by Ali Wong. It was released to wide praise: The New York Times noted that Wang "has a droll and relaxed delivery, which makes the focus and inventiveness of his material land even better." [15]

Sheng Wang lives in Los Angeles, California. [16] He has cited Mitch Hedberg, [17] Maria Bamford, Dave Attell, and Robert Hawkins [18] as inspirations.

References

  1. ↑ CAAM (2015-11-30). "It's Sheng Wang's Time". CAAM Home. Archived from the original on 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  2. 1 2 Oliveros, Beatriz (2021-04-29). "Houston Comedian Sheng Wang helps kick off Asian Pacific American Heritage Month". KPRC . Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  3. ↑ Szalai, Georg (2007-07-17). "Just for Laughs lines up Masters showcases". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  4. ↑ Huang, Fan (2014-02-18). "Alumnus talks professionally clowning around in stand-up comedy". The Daily Californian . Archived from the original on 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  5. ↑ Mcfaul, Erin (2017-05-21). "Q&A: BruinFest Comedy Show performer Sheng Wang shares advice on stand-up". Daily Bruin . Archived from the original on 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  6. ↑ Evans, Bradford (2014-07-22). "Sheng Wang on New York and San Francisco's Standup Scenes". Vulture . Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  7. ↑ Sheng Wang Wins NBC's STAND-UP FOR DIVERSITY Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine , retrieved April 30, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Sheng Wang | Stand-Up Comedian | Comedy Central Stand". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on May 9, 2014. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  9. ↑ Blackwell, Mary Alice (2011-05-27). "Sheng Wang spins mundane living into comedy gold". The Daily Progress . Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  10. ↑ BWW News Desk. "LAST COMIC STANDING Finalist Sheng Wang Announces Debut Album". BroadwayWorld.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  11. ↑ "Sheng Wang's IMDB Page". IMDB. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  12. ↑ HBO (2018-03-19), Talkin' Trash About Safety w/ Sheng Wang | 2 Dope Queens | HBO, archived from the original on 2024-09-21, retrieved 2019-04-24
  13. ↑ Menzies, Maisy (2019-06-26). "Big names, bigger laughs at Clusterfest 2019". The Daily Californian . Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  14. ↑ Martin, Clare (2022-09-15). "Sheng Wang's First Netflix Special Is a Sweet and Juicy Treat". Paste . Archived from the original on 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  15. ↑ Lyons, Margaret (15 September 2022). "How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Sheng Wang at Brea Improv". Brea Improv. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  17. ↑ NBC News (2018-10-25). How Comedian Sheng Wang Learned To Appreciate Silence Onstage | Break Shot | NBC Asian America . Retrieved 2025-11-10– via YouTube.
  18. ↑ Fan, Christopher (30 November 2015). "It's Sheng Wang's Time". caamedia.org. Center for Asian American Media. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
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