Sheng Wang and Bay Area Comedians on Getting Their Start in the Bay Area Scene

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4.2 • 726 Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Cal Berkeley alum Sheng Wang never expected himself to pursue a career in comedy. But after twenty years as a comedian, practicing his material at San Francisco venues, his hour-long Netflix special “Sweet and Juicy” has propelled him into the spotlight. We’ll talk with Sheng about the road to his new found fame and we’ll check in with local comedians about the Bay Area comedy scene. Guests: Sheng Wang, comedian, writer and actor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:12.8	Cal Berkeley alum Shang Wang didn't expect to take on a career in comedy, but safe to say, after 20 years in the game, he and comedy have a thing going on. And today, Wang's first hour-long Netflix special, Sweet and Juicy, has propelled him into the spotlight. We'll talk
1:17.9	with Wang about his long road to this newfound fame, which included cutting his teeth at San
1:22.7	Francisco venues. Plus, we'll check in with two local comedians about the current Bay Area
1:27.3	comedy scene.
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