Dayo Wong


Dayo Wong Tze-wah is a Hong Kong stand-up comedian, actor and singer.

Biography

Wong gained a bachelor degree in philosophy from the University of Alberta in Canada.
He began his career in the entertainment industry in Hong Kong in 1984, but he is best known for his works in live stand-up comedy which he started performing regularly since 1990. Since then he has starred in TV dramas and films and has recorded several albums.

Television

Dayo had his TVB TV series debut in 1999, acting as "Lai Sam" in "Justice Sung 2". A year later, he reached a milestone as a lazy law firm assistant in War of the Genders, winning the "My Favourite Television Character Award" in 2002. He won two awards in 2004: the My Favourite On-Screen Partners and again, the My Favourite Television Character Award.
He was nominated for the TV King Award in 2007 and 2009. He was finally crowned as TV King with "Bounty Lady" in 2013. To Dayo, the award was an accumulative result of his TVB dramas. In that year, Julian Cheung started as the clear favourite of the audience due to his popularity in "Triumph in the Skies 2". Though Chilam ended up winning the Most Popular Male Character, he sounded disappointed in his acceptance speech. Chilam did not stay behind the ceremony for the TVB official interview. He explained that he was not informed to stay behind for any interview. The discord rumours between Chilam and Dayo begin to spread out widely. However, the rumour was shot down when Chilam surprised Dayo by his sudden appearance at a meal gathering of the Bounty Lady.

Stand-up

Besides the TVB drama career, Dayo is also well known to be a stand-up comedian. He introduced stand up comedy to Hong Kong and is well known for including a lot of political and philosophical content in his sets. "Hong Kong's housing issue is absolutely ridiculous. I have discussed this in my stand-up shows too. Hong Kong residents need to have 13 to 14 times their current annual salary to finally be qualified for home ownership." said the comedian. He has performed in Hong Kong, Australia, Canada, and the United States.

Film

In comparison with his stand-up comedy and TV dramas, his movies are not as successful. When asked the reasons behind, he explained that his ultimate goal is to look for something new in his movies. His visions make his work good to watch, but it is not good enough to attract people to pay for a cinema ticket. Additionally, he hates doing promotion for his work.

Filmography

Stand-up comedy, Free Man Show, Stage

Films

TV series

Discography

Album
YearTitle
1998鬚根Sound
1999關老三
2000我有小小強
2001Experience
2005哈痞(痞:音鄙,happy)

Other albums
YearTitle
November 1999華納99最好精選
December 1999華納千禧世紀好精選
October 2000華納天碟2000
September 2001關不掉的聲音— 前途萬里行
October 2001華納23周年紀念精選(華納群星)
September 20031:99電影行動(原裝導演加長版)
September 2004愛唱主題曲 Theme Songs(香港群星)— 衰邊個

Not included in the albums
YearTitle
2006知彼不知己
2007奸人堅
2009冇問題
2013My盛Lady