Ali Wong: Single Lady

release year: 2024
genre: live stand-up comedy show
viewing setting: online streaming 3/16/25

synopsis: This is her fourth Netflix comedy show.

impressions: This is going to be hard to explain, because I like her older stuff - I really do. And some of the material in this special was also in her show that we saw live last year. However...as time passes and she goes through changes in her life, she's working that into her comedy material and somehow it mostly comes across as not just vulgar but bitter too. The first one I can handle; the second one makes the laughs come at the expense of all the guys she's slept with since her divorce. At least that was my impression. The material IS generally funny - but also kind of sad too. One wonders how many women out there will feel invigorated and empowered by these accounts of wild post-divorce sexual exploits, and proceed to try and have their own.

final word: Solid adult comedy, but this one bites a little too.

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