Fresh from several years focusing on acting, including a starring role in Spiegelworld’s groundbreaking cabaret circus hit The Hook, Phil is back doing what he loves most. Trying My Best draws from his extraordinary body of work and features classic songs alongside madcap routines about life as a Canadian in the UK, the frustrations of modern living, the English sense of humour and a lifetime spent chasing the perfect joke.
With his cheeky grin, pixie-ish energy and boundless joy, Phil creates an electrifying night of comedy that leaves audiences breathless, singing his songs the next day and struggling to explain exactly what they just witnessed. As Phil himself says, he has been getting better at comedy since 1987 and he is still, gloriously, trying his best.
Phil’s accolades include winning the Edinburgh Comedy Award and the Time Out Comedy Award, receiving a Stage Award for Acting Excellence and a Scotsman Fringe First, being nominated for the Perrier Award, writing and performing over 23 sold-out Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows, and taking his stand-up comedy to audiences in more than 50 countries worldwide.