Phil Hanley started standup comedy by performing at open mics around Vancouver, often in between bands at music venues.  In these establishments he discovered and honed his unique blending of material and crowd interaction that makes no two of his performances the same.

Phil’s style can best be described as unpredictably reflective, delivered with sharp accuracy, and rooted in the grand tradition of joke-telling.

Phil’s performances at The 2008 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal brought him international acclaim.  His jokes were recognized in the Montreal Gazette’s annual "Best Jokes of the Festival". He was also named one of the five comics creating a buzz at the festival by The Hollywood Reporter and rewarded with a featured segment on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Phil’s other credits include appearances at the Halifax Comedy Festival, Global’s Vancouver International Comedy Fest, CBC and XFM satellite radio, and his own television special on the CTV and Comedy Network - not to mention his win in the 2007 "Vancouver’s Funniest Comic" competition.

In the spring of 2011, Phil was honoured to perform on the CBS ‘Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson’. One of Phil’s most cherished accomplishments is being a credited screenwriter for Don Knotts’ final film project.

In recent years Phil has enjoyed touring coast to coast, but he soon plans to relocate to New York City and his parents plan to finally convert his childhood bedroom into a den.


“Of the 11th season Comedy Now! Shows Phil Hanley’s is going to be my favourite. This stand-up gives a solid and original performance by doing everything a comic is not supposed to do to get laughs. This, in part, is what makes him so good.”
- the serious comedy site.com