Emo Philips

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Emo Philips
Philips in 2018
Born	(1956-02-07) February 7, 1956 (age 68) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupations	Actor stand-up comedian producer writer
Years active	1976–present[1]
Comedy career
Medium	Stand-up
Genres	Black comedy Surreal humor wit word play
Website	emophilips.com

Emo Philips (born Philip Soltanec, February 7, 1956) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. His stand-up comedy persona makes use of paraprosdokians spoken in a wandering falsetto tone of voice.^[2]