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Award-winning comedian talks about reality TV’s unconscious bias problem on podcast for East and Southeast Asians.

In an exclusive interview for the Eastern Hunnies podcast releasing Monday 22nd December 2025, British-Malaysian comedian Phil Wang delivered a sharp, funny take on why he’d never survive BBC’s hit show “I’d just get voted off because I’m Asian with glasses.”聽

The comment cuts to the heart of what thousands of viewers have been discussing on TikTok since The Celebrity Traitors aired: that unconscious bias plays out in real-time on reality TV, even on Britain鈥檚 most beloved shows. “When I get asked, would you do The Traitors?” Wang told hosts Melissa and Isabelle, “I say, ‘Yeah, I’d love to, but I’d just be voted off.’ I’d get voted off just because I’m Asian with glasses.”聽

The reality TV bias pattern聽

Discussing the recent Celebrity Traitors series with the hosts, Wang noted: “My girlfriend and I were laughing our heads off at how they’re just like, ‘Bye!’ For no reason at all they’re voting Niko off.”聽

When host Melissa Legarda mentioned actor Mark Bonnar’s comment about EastEnder’s star Tameka Empson (“There’s just something about Tameka”), Wang highlighted how these moments reveal underlying biases: “That’s what makes the show so interesting 鈥� a pack mentality develops, their biases come to the surface.”聽

The representation gap聽

Phil Wang (Netflix, Taskmaster, 8 Out Of 10 Cats) is one of few visible East Asian personas on British television. A 2020 Creative Diversity Network report found that across the five main broadcasters, and 0.7% in senior production roles.聽

Reflecting on his experience breaking into UK comedy, Wang told Eastern Hunnies: “Being the only East Asian was a benefit, because on the night if I did a gig, people would remember the one Chinese guy.” He added: 鈥淚t鈥檚 probably tougher for those behind the scenes, because you need mentors to look out for you.鈥澛�

The full episode features Wang discussing Christmas traditions聽across cultures, his journey through Cambridge Footlights to聽becoming one of Britain’s most beloved comedians, navigating聽identity as a mixed-heritage person, and his refreshingly honest聽take on New Year’s resolutions.聽

London-based co-hosts Melissa Legarda and Isabelle Landicho bring expertise on聽intersectionality and navigating creative industries as聽Southeast Asian women.聽 Ms Legarda is a mixed-race writer and content producer of Filipino and Spanish heritage interested in travel, culture and聽diaspora storytelling. Ms Landicho is an award-winning Filipino-British art director, fashion聽stylist and image-maker.

You can listen to their latest podcast on 22 December on

Photo credit: Eastern Hunnies