News

Ali Wong Has Two Netflix Stand-Up Specials on the Way

Wong in "Always Be My Maybe"

Ali Wong is in serious demand. The stand-up comedian and “Always Be My Maybe” star and co-writer has inked “a rich deal” with Netflix to do two new stand-up specials for the streamer following a bidding war, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. According to sources, the deal is “worth in the eight figures for both specials.”

The multi-hyphenate has a long history with Netflix, the home of her two previous stand-up specials, 2016’s “Baby Cobra” and 2018’s “Hard Knock Wife.” The streamer dropped her hit rom-com, “Always Be My Maybe,” earlier this year. Wong also voiced the character of Bertie in “Tuca & Bertie,” a Netflix animated series about BFF birds that ran for one season, and had a guest spot on its animated puberty comedy “Big Mouth.”

“Ali is electric,” said Robbie Praw, director of original stand-up comedy programming at Netflix. “She offers a completely distinct voice in the culture, and audiences all over the world have responded to her raw, unfiltered humor. We’re so proud to make Netflix the home of her comedy specials for years to come.”

When THR asked if she’s seen “any real changes since the culture’s recent sexual harassment awakening” in 2018, Wong said, “No, and with #MeToo and Time’s Up, I’m shocked that treating women like garbage still persists. But they think, ‘Oh, well, I didn’t rape you, so I’m one of the good guys.’ I’m actually doing [material] all about #MeToo right now. Men have been confessing to me their true feelings about it and this whole idea of how it’s such a scary time to be a man, which is the most absurd thing I have ever heard,” she emphasized. “So there’s a lot to cover.”

“American Housewife,” “Inside Amy Schumer,” and “Fresh Off the Boat” are among Wong’s other credits.


Women and Hollywood Transition

Dear friends- A little over 15 years ago I had a crazy idea: to try and start a conversation asking where the women were in front of the camera and behind the scenes in Hollywood. I called my blog...

Gina Rodriguez Developing Series Adaptation of “Princess of South Beach” Podcast for Netflix

Gina Rodriguez is celebrating the success of her new ABC comedy “Not Dead Yet” by developing a series adaptation of a popular podcast for Netflix. Deadline reports that the streamer has...

Sophie Lane Curtis Feature Debut “On Our Way” Acquired by Gravitas Ventures

Sophie Lane Curtis’ feature debut has secured distribution. Deadline reports that Gravitas Ventures landed worldwide rights to “On Our Way” with plans to release the award-winning...

Posts Search

Publishing Dates
Start date
- select start date -
End date
- select end date -
Category
News
Films
Interviews
Features
Trailers
Festivals
Television
RESET