emailemily3000 Review of Ali Wong: Baby Cobra

Ali Wong: Baby Cobra (2016 TV Special)

I felt like I was spreading covid to my iPad from laughing and had to clean it afterwards to be safe

[8/10 · 29 January 2021]

I've seen a lot of angry white male youtubers posting videos about how women aren't funny - it's such a stupid stigma to believe in (and I don't like that I'm drawing attention to it here), but I understand why it exists because historically there have been so many more acclaimed male comedians than there are female ones. Their arguments were so stupid, with no regard for how women have only been able to do a lot of jobs much more recently than men, and I hated to think that I couldn't clap back with a female comedian I really liked, until now. Ali Wong is exhibit A, I'm sure I'll fill up the rest of the alphabet with all the other comedians I've been sleeping on, but for now let me say that Baby Cobra is a great show. I really liked Wong's physical comedy, expressiveness and delivery, and it wasn't the same old topics, there was such a variety: feminism, Texas Instrument calculators, poop. Hard Knock Wife is next on my list (still pregnant!? It's all good, you should wait until you're ready). Go and watch this special so that Ali Wong can retire and become a house wife/genius... or actually don't...