Sheng Wang
Sheng Wang | |
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Birth name | Sheng Wang |
Born | Taipei City, Taiwan | January 8, 1980
Medium | Stand-up, Television |
Nationality | Taiwanese American |
Education | University of California, Berkeley |
Years active | 2002–present |
Genres | Observational comedy |
Website | shengwangtime |
Sheng Wang (born January 9, 1980 in Taipei) is a Taiwanese American stand-up comic and staff writer for ABC sitcom series Fresh Off the Boat from 2015 to 2018.[1]
Early life and education[]
Wang earned a Bachelor of Science in Business at the University of California, Berkeley from 1998 to 2002.[2][3] After graduating, he began practicing stand-up in San Francisco and New York City.
Career[]
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.[4] Wang also appeared on Comedy Central's John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show in 2012.[5]
Wang also appeared on Comedians of Comedy, American Eagle's Campus Comedy Challenge and Comedy Central's Live at Gotham.
He competed in the 2015 season of Last Comic Standing, earning a spot in the top 10 contestants. Wang released an album Cornucopias Are Actually Horrible Containers in 2015.[6]
In 2019, Wang appeared on the HBO Special 2 Dope Queens.[7] He also performed at Clusterfest 2019 opening for headliner John Mulaney.
Sheng Wang lives in California.
References[]
- ^ CAAM (2015-11-30). "It's Sheng Wang's Time". CAAM Home. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ Staff, Fan Huang | (2014-02-18). "Alumnus talks professionally clowning around in stand-up comedy". The Daily Californian. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ "Q&A: BruinFest Comedy Show performer Sheng Wang shares advice on stand-up". dailybruin.com. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ Sheng Wang Wins NBC's STAND-UP FOR DIVERSITY, retrieved April 30, 2011.
- ^ "Sheng Wang | Stand-Up Comedian | Comedy Central Stand-Up". Comedy Central. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ BWW News Desk. "LAST COMIC STANDING Finalist Sheng Wang Announces Debut Album". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ HBO (2018-03-19), Talkin' Trash About Safety w/ Sheng Wang | 2 Dope Queens | HBO, retrieved 2019-04-24
External links[]
- Sheng Wang on IMDb
- Sheng Wang on Bandcamp
- 1980 births
- Comedians from California
- Taiwanese emigrants to the United States
- Haas School of Business alumni
- Comedians from Taipei
- American stand-up comedians
- American television writers
- Living people