Phil Wang on hosting BAFTA Games Awards: "I've got big shoes to fill"
The BAFTA Games Awards 2024 are taking place on Thursday 11th April, with the whole ceremony being streamed on BAFTA’s Twitch, YouTube and X accounts from 7pm onwards.
Hosting this year’s gaming BAFTAs is the brilliant comedian Phil Wang, who you might recognise from Taskmaster, all the big panel shows and his Netflix comedy special Philly Philly Wang Wang.
For a special bonus episode of the One More Life podcast, we spoke to the comedian at the BAFTA headquarters. From SkiFree to Total War, he is a massive gamer — and will have you in stitches with his gaming anecdotes.
Listen to our interview on your podcast app of choice (just search for 'One More Life') and you'll learn all about the confluence between comedy and gaming. And you'll find out what BAFTA stands for — both figuratively and literally!
With our interview taking place a few weeks before the ceremony, Wang was right in the thick of doing his research and writing his jokes for the show.
«I'm wanting to be tailored to this year's awards and this year's nominees and attendees,» he told us.
«And so I'm just trying to get into the whole world of what's been going on over the last year, and playing the games and understanding the characters involved, and writing jokes that are tailored to the games industry and the gaming audience.»
Wang admitted: «It's always a tough balance to strike with awards, you know, because you're there to honour people, but it's always fun to roast people a bit, too. And so I'll be looking to some of the great examples of that for inspiration.
»So it'll be a bit roasty, maybe, if I learn enough about the attendees, but it'll also be a celebration of all their wonderful work, of course."
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