Phil Hanley

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He moved back to Vancouver and started performing stand-up, giving up on improv. He found that he liked the control and preparation that went into stand-up as opposed to improv. Eventually he was touring festivals in Canada and appeared on national TV and radio. He had his first screenwriting credit for the 2006 film Air Buddies.

Hanley moved to New York in 2011 and became a regular at the Comedy Cellar. He made his U.S. network debut on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson in March of that year. He appeared on season four of John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show in 2013. From 2014 to 2016, he hosted the We Know Nothing podcast with Anya Marina and Sam Morril. In 2015, he had a half-hour special released on Comedy Central. He also hosted Time Out's first New York Comedy Showcase.

Hanley starred in the comedy film Sundowners in 2017. The film was written and directed by Pavan Moondi and also starred Tim Heidecker and Luke Lalonde. Prior to the role, Hanley had no acting experience. From 2017 to 2020, he hosted the podcast Keeping Joe with Sam Morril and Joe Machi.

In 2018, Hanley released a comedy album, Please Don't Chit Chat While I'm Pursuing My Dream. Hanley also appeared in I Feel Pretty, starring Amy Schumer. He had previously worked with Schumer on her series Inside Amy Schumer. In 2022, Hanley released his first hour-long stand-up special, Ooh La La on his YouTube channel.

In March 2025, Henley published his first book entitled Spellbound: My Life as a Dyslexic Wordsmith.