Leicester Comedy Festival 2023 Best Show and Channel 4 Sean Lock Comedy Award nominee Kuan-wen recounts how he traded his beloved island for the rainy British isles, how he endured the dehumanising military service as an effeminate gay boy and how Taiwanese cope with the endless threat from their powerful neighbour China.
As seen and heard on BBC Radio 4, BBC Three and Comedy Central.
The Guardian 10 Best Joke from the Edinburgh Fringe 2023
★★★★ Fest Mag
★★★★ Entertainment Now
★★★★ Binge Fringe
★★★★ Little Lark of London
“..it’s not often you get global politics, teddy bears, massive orgies and mummy issues in the same show. And it works, due to our host’s sheer effervescence.” - Fest Mag
“In this debut hour, Ilha Formosa, his likeable bluster is given weight by centring on the complex relationship he has with his home country and its tense political struggles with China.” - The List
“The comic has an incredible database of international relations up his sleeve. It made the digs pack a punch.” - Entertainment Now
