Sheng Wang
Taiwanese American comedian
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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]
January 8, 1980
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| Born | Sheng Wang January 8, 1980 |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley |
| Notable work | Sweet & Juicy |
| Comedy career | |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Medium | Stand-up, Television |
| Genre | Observational comedy |
| Website | shengwangtime |
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 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.