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‘One woman’s trash, is another woman’s trained trash.’
Still fresh from the success of the dark comedy ‘Beef’, and seemingly in a good place after her divorce with the dad of her two daughters, Ali Wong is back with her witty one-liners and raunchy jokes in Netflix TV special ‘Ali Wong: Single Lady’. Although, ironically, Ali confirms at the end of the show that she is dating somebody and is very much is love. Those who follow tabloids and celebrity gossip will already know who (I had to look it up on the internet) the guy is.
But like the title suggests, ‘Ali Wong: Single Lady’ is all about Ali’s post-divorce adventures, which are largely about dating different men and stepping outside of her usual type of Asian-American men. ‘The age range of who I can date is huge, I can go as low as 25, and then I can go as high as 55. Uh… if you’re 55, I’ve got questions for you, like, can you for a brisk walk?,’ the 42-year-old says in one of her funniest jokes, where she talks about her dating app experiences. She backs it up with comedic anecdotal instances of when she did go out with a hot 25-year-old and another former surfer, who claimed to be 55 and turned out to be 60. Yes, everybody gets cat-fished on dating apps, even on premium sites visited by celebrities.
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I became an Ali Wong fan after splitting with laughter over her specials Ali Wong: Baby Cobra and Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife, so I enjoy her brand of humor—witty, personal, explicit, full of sex jokes, and sometimes a bit gross. For fans of her previous work, Ali Wong: Single Lady is a fun one-hour watch, though it doesn’t quite reach the rib-tickling heights of her older sets. Plus, now that she’s a successful millionaire, her personal stories aren’t as relatable—unless you’re someone who can hop between countries for a date with a hot stranger on a whim. ‘Your investment will pay off—I’ll buy you a house later,’ she jokes, while admitting she prefers men to pay on the first date.
Ali Wong remains unabashedly theatrical, loud, and unfiltered, sharing juicy, wacky, and salacious stories from her bed. When the camera pans to the audience, you can see some women gasp in amused shock, unsure whether to laugh out loud or nod in disapproval. Especially when Ali says things like she wants her man to be open to giving her head on the fourth day of her period. Even I was torn between a laugh and a frown at that joke, but like it or not, that woman is hilarious. Ultimately, Ali Wong: Single Lady is a vicariously entertaining look at how life can be quite exciting for women post-divorce, even if they’re past 40. As long as you’re kind and at least a 6 out of 10 (in Ali Wong’s experience).
You can watch ‘Ali Wong: Single Lady’ on Netflix.
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