Henry Phillips

Henry Phillips (born November 14, 1969) is an American comedy musician and actor. He co-wrote and starred in Punching the Clown and its sequel Punching Henry. He has made many appearances in films, television shows and podcasts, and is the creator of the web series "Henry's Kitchen".

Early life Phillips was born on November 14, 1969, in Los Angeles, California to Mary Linda Phillips and character actor Bill Wiley. He started playing guitar when he was 8 years old and was inspired by Billy Joel as a teen.

Career In 2005, Phillips appeared on season 9 of Comedy Central Presents. In 2009, he co-wrote and starred in Punching the Clown, and appeared in the comedy special 4:20 Hour Stand-Up, directed by Lee Abbott and starring Doug Benson. From 2013, Phillips directed and starred in the television and web series You and Your Fu*king Coffee. The series stars Mike Judge and is produced by Jash. The series is described as being about "a man who politely asks for coffee, and in doing so, ends up destroying the lives of those around him." On July 22, 2014, Phillips appeared on Season 2 Episode 4 of Drunk History. From 2016 to 2019, he had a recurring supporting role as John Stafford in Silicon Valley. In 2018, he directed My First Comedy Special. The film was produced by Big Ugly Laugh Productions, LLC, and stars Grey Griffin.

Phillips's several web series include "Henry's Kitchen", "The Loner" for IFC, "Loser", a Patreon series. He has also appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

Cooking Phillips holds a strong presence as a comical cook. He creates cooking content via Twitch and his satirical YouTube and Patreon web series "Henry's Kitchen", Jenn Harris from the Los Angeles Times describes one episode as "amazing". Gabe Dunn in 2013 said, "Is it parody or just plain weird? It's hard to tell, but you'll laugh either way." Many of his videos' montages feature songs from his parody character, José Suicidio. He is also the author of two cookbooks. The show released exclusively on Vimeo on Demand on August 15, 2016, and released as an album on August 19, 2016.

In 2026, the special and album were re-released by Blonde Medicine.

Style Phillips does folk-style and comedy music.

Graham Reid describes some of Phillips' humor as "wickedly funny" whilst "very close to being offensive".

Discography On the Shoulders of Freaks (1997) Number 2 (1999) Why Haven't I Heard from You (2005) L.A. Dream (2010) Neither Here nor There (2016) As José Suicidio:

Let's Get Suicidal (2013) There's Something Wrong With Me (2026)

Filmography The following films and television shows were directed or written by Phillips:

Film Punching the Clown (2009) Punching Henry (2016) My First Comedy Special (2018)

Television You and Your Fu*king Coffee (2013–) Silicon Valley (2016-2019)