#9: Phil Wang

Comedian Phil Wang joins Celya as this week's guest. Born in Stoke-on-Trent, his family moved to Malaysia when he was a few weeks old, returning to the UK to study in Bath and later at Cambridge University, where he was president of the sketch troupe, the Footlights. He's appeared on Netflix specials, as well as comedy favourites Taskmaster, Have I Got News For You and even hosts the British Academy Games Awards. In this episode Celya and Phil cover Michael Jackson, The Pussycat Dolls, Troy Sivan, and Travis. Music videos mentioned: Remember the Time – Michael Jackson You Rock My World – Michael Jackson Flowers in the Window – Travis Got Me Started – Troye Sivan Buttons – The Pussycat Dolls When I Grow Up – The Pussycat Dolls Coffee and TV – Blur This is a Little Wander production. Executive Producer: Jo Southerd Producer: Pamela Muir Social Media Producer: Maria Majewska Follows us on the socials: Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/soundontapepod/⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@soundontapepod⁠ Get in touch: Email: ⁠[email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American comedian Patti Harrison takes to the chair of nostalgia for this week's episode of Sound on Tape. Celebrated for her sharp, surreal humour, and known for her roles in Hulu's Shrill, I Think You Should Leave, and the acclaimed film Together Together, she brings absurdity and emotional truth to both stage and screen. Expect singalongs to the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, hot takes on Tool, Is Tropical and Mitski! Music videos mentioned: Bellbottoms – The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Bad Girls – M.I.A. Venus as a Boy – Björk Give It Away – Red Hot Chili Peppers Sex and Candy – Marcy Playground Dani California – Red Hot Chili Peppers Under the Bridge – Red Hot Chili Peppers Stinkfist – Tool Schism – Tool Rubber Johnny – Aphex Twin / Chris Cunningham Come to Daddy – Aphex Twin Dancing Anymore – Is Tropical Alejandro – Lady Gaga Protect Me from What I Want – Placebo Smack My Bitch Up – The Prodigy Destroy Everything You Touch – Ladytron John – I Am I Who Am I / Yona Lee Reincarnated – Kendrick Lamar Die Hard – Kendrick Lamar Maps – Yeah Yeah Yeahs Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson Your Best American Girl – Mitski This is a Little Wander production. Executive Producer: Jo Southerd Producer: Pamela Muir Social Media Producer: Maria Majewska Follows us on the socials: Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/soundontapepod/⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@soundontapepod⁠ Get in touch: Email: ⁠[email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode comedian Kemah Bob joins Celya for a hilarious take on pop culture. Kemah's stand-up explores themes of Black cultural identity, queerness, mental health and belonging, she's also the creator and host of FOC IT UP! Comedy Club, an acclaimed live show and podcast spotlighting comedians of colour who are not cisgender men, which is described by The Guardian as “a radiant, riotous celebration of inclusivity.” Expect in-depth chats about Michael Jackson, My Chemical Romance, Beyonce...and even Billy Elliot. Music videos mentioned: Thriller – Michael Jackson You Rock My Body – Michael Jackson Earth Song – Michael Jackson Scream – Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger – Daft Punk Slave 4 U – Britney Spears Nasty – Tinashe Get Ur Freak On – Missy Elliott Work It – Missy Elliott Dance, Dance – Fall Out Boy Check On It – Beyoncé So Sick – Ne-Yo Ice Box – Omarion Burn – Usher Executive Producer: Jo Southerd Producer: Pamela Muir Social Media Producer: Maria Majewska Follows us on the socials: Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/soundontapepod/⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@soundontapepod⁠ Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining Celya today is no stranger to pop culture: comedian Rhys James. Featuring on Mock the Week, and Live at the Apollo he blends millennial angst with observational digs and a lot of self-aware charm. Expect hot takes on Sabrina Carpenter, Fiddler on the Roof, Bacardi Breezers...and the Discovery Channel. Music videos mentioned: Smooth Criminal – Alien Ant Farm Rich Girl – Gwen Stefani Anxiety – Doechii Somebody That I Used to Know – Gotye The Bad Touch – Bloodhound Gang Stacey’s Mom – Fountains of Wayne Go With the Flow – Queens of the Stone Age Enter Sandman – Metallica The Real Slim Shady – Eminem Rock DJ – Robbie Williams Californication – Red Hot Chili Peppers This is a Little Wander production. Executive Producer: Jo Southerd Producer: Pamela Muir Social Media Producer: Maria Majewska Follows us on the socials: Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/soundontapepod/⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@soundontapepod⁠ Get in touch: Email: ⁠[email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recorded with a live audience at Machynlleth Comedy Festival 2025, with the fantastic Amy Annette, a comedian, writer, producer and script editor whose sharp and warm voice has made her one of the UK’s distinctive rising comedy voices.  Her debut solo show, Thick Skin, explores what it meant to grow up as a teen in the early 2000s, digging into body image culture, Y2K fashion and the nostalgia of that era - who could be more perfect for this podcast? Celya and Amy have an absolute blast covering Emmanuel Macron's chest, Eurotrash (!), Missy Elliot, George Michael…and even cover the naughties hit Liquid Dreams by O - Town. Music videos mentioned: Liquid Dreams – O-Town The Thong Song – Sisqó …Baby One More Time – Britney Spears Case of the Ex (Whatcha Gonna Do) – Mýa Sk8er Boi – Avril Lavigne Because I Got High – Afroman Work It – Missy Elliott Torn – Natalie Imbruglia My Boo – Usher & Alicia Keys Independent Women (Part I) – Destiny’s Child November Rain – Guns N’ Roses Rocket Queen – Guns N’ Roses Breakout – Swing Out Sister Mission: Impossible Theme – Limp Bizkit (from Mission: Impossible II) This is a Little Wander production. Executive Producer: Jo Southerd Producer: Pamela Muir Social Media Producer: Maria Majewska Follows us on the socials: Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/soundontapepod/⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@soundontapepod⁠ Get in touch: Email: ⁠[email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining Celya is Daniel Foxx a quick witted stand-up, writer, and sketch comic whose debut hour Villain was a hit at the Edinburgh Fringe and toured internationally. Described by Rolling Stone as “utterly hilarious and effortlessly charismatic,” he’s built a huge online following with his parodies of the painfully privileged, which inspired his first book Bedtime Stories for Privileged Children. He’s also one half of the podcast Welcome to Hell, where he and co-host Dane Buckley gleefully judge listeners’ worst confessions. In this episode, we really go through the ages; exploring Kate Bush’s dancing, Lady Gaga’s alter ego, briefly stopping off at Hozier, and even managing to segue Meat Loaf into the mix. Music videos mentioned: Wuthering Heights – Kate Bush Running Up That Hill – Kate Bush Stacey’s Mom – Fountains of Wayne All Is Full of Love – Björk Bad Romance – Lady Gaga Alejandro – Lady Gaga Abracadabra – Lady Gaga You and I – Lady Gaga Telephone – Lady Gaga I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) – Meat Loaf Take Me to Church – Hozier Dancing On My Own – Robyn Call Your Girlfriend – Robyn Chandelier – Sia This is a Little Wander production. Executive Producer: Jo Southerd Producer: Pamela Muir Social Media Producer: Maria Majewska Follows us on the socials: Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/soundontapepod/⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@soundontapepod⁠ Get in touch: Email: ⁠[email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stevie Martin rose to fame as a member of the sketch group Massive Dad. She’s since gone on to appear in 8 out of 10 cats does countdown, Starstruck and The Mash Report. Born in 1988, she falls firmly into the consort of the millennial. In this episode we’re covering Brandon Flowers and The Killers, Britney getting far too sweaty, Eminem and the boot of that car…. Music videos mentioned: Somebody Told Me – The Killers Slave 4 U – Britney Spears Stronger – Britney Spears Fighter – Christina Aguilera Beautiful – Christina Aguilera Stan – Eminem Thank You – Dido Lady Marmalade – Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mýa & P!nk Rich Girl – Gwen Stefani ft. Eve Hung Up – Madonna Just Lose It – Eminem This is a Little Wander production. Executive Producer: Jo Southerd Producer: Pamela Muir Social Media Producer: Maria Majewska Follows us on the socials: Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/soundontapepod/⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@soundontapepod⁠ Get in touch: Email: ⁠[email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we're joined by the hilarious, and frank comedian Ayoade Bamgboye. Raised in Nigeria, and based in London, she won the 2025 Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer for her debut solo show, Swings and Roundabouts, where she brought a fresh perspective to everything from cultural clashes to the absurdity of modern life.  Be warned! This episode is very sexy. .. Covering Usher, Destiny’s Child, and even throwing a touch of feminism into the mix. Music videos mentioned: He Wasn’t Man Enough for Me – Toni Braxton Say My Name – Destiny’s Child Cater 2 U – Destiny’s Child Confessions Part II – Usher Burn – Usher Trading Places – Usher Like a Boy – Ciara Promise – Ciara Goodies – Ciara 1, 2 Step – Ciara This is a Little Wander production. Executive Producer: Jo Southerd Producer: Pamela Muir Social Media Producer: Maria Majewska Follows us on the socials: Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/soundontapepod/⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@soundontapepod⁠ Get in touch: Email: ⁠[email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this first episode of Sound on Tape, Celya AB is joined by Singaporean stand-up comedian Jin Hao Li. His debut solo hour, Swimming in a Submarine, premiered at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, earning a nomination for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Celya and Jin Hao discuss U2, sneaking off to parties, psychoanalysing Friends characters, how many members are in Pussycat Dolls, Panic at the Disco and lots more… Music videos mentioned: I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight – U2 Feel Good Inc. – Gorillaz On Melancholy Hill – Gorillaz Womanizer – Britney Spears Toxic – Britney Spears Don’t Cha – Pussycat Dolls Touch My Body – Mariah Carey Escape (The Piña Colada Song) – Rupert Holmes Love Story – Taylor Swift Caroline – Arlo Parks New Perspective – Panic! at the Disco 9 in the Afternoon – Panic! at the Disco Yonkers – Tyler, the Creator Cornerstone – Arctic Monkeys What Was I Made For? – Billie Eilish IFHY (I Fucking Hate You) – Tyler, the Creator Untitled, 2014 – G-Dragon Lotus Flower – Radiohead This is a Little Wander production. Executive Producer: Jo Southerd Producer: Pamela Muir Social Media Producer: Maria Majewska Follows us on the socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soundontapepod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundontapepod Get in touch: Email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s the most iconic music video of all time? What’s the hottest music video you’ve seen that’s imprinted in your brain forever? What’s the first music video you ever watched? Thirst meets nostalgia as Celya AB asks all this and more of a weekly special guest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices