Sidesplitter

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What to expect

One of the UK's brightest and best comedians takes an incisive look at race and belonging.

"But where are you really from?"

Phil Wang has been asked this question so many times he's lost count. So, finally, he decided to write a book about it. About how to be from two places at once.

Phil was born in the UK, in Stoke-on-Trent to an English mother and a Chinese-Malaysian father. Three weeks after his birth, the Wang family returned to his fathers' hometown in Malaysia, and at age 16, Phil was uprooted once again, to return with his family to the UK.

In Sidesplitter, Phil reflects on race, belonging and cultural cachet, bringing his trademark cynicism and wit to topics that range from food and comedy to empire and colonialism.

(P)2021 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Critics Review

  • A book packed with witty, profound and candid reflections on race and belonging

    Woman's Own

  • Phil Wang makes me laugh out loud with every single thing he does and this book is no exception

    James Acaster

  • Sidesplitter is elegantly written and unexpectedly moving

    Observer Magazine

  • Phil Wang is one of my all time favorite comedians, a true original. His comedy and words here are a hilarious breath of fresh air we all need

    Amy Schumer

  • Phil Wang is as original a writer as he is a comedian – Sidesplitter is predictably hilarious, but also quietly moving

    Sathnam Sanghera

  • Phil Wang runs headlong towards difficult subjects, firing off jokes as he goes. This brutally funny book will appeal to anyone who’s ever felt like an outsider.

    Helen Lewis

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