Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife

2018

1h 4m

Stand-Up

Comedy

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100%

21 Reviews

Tomatometer

68%

100+ Ratings

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Two years after the hit "Baby Cobra," Ali Wong is back with another baby bump -- and a torrent of hilarious truths about marriage and motherhood.

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Ali Wong emerges a mother still perturbed in Hard Knock Wife, a hilariously honest hour of comedy that highlights the joys and oh boys of motherhood with fearless energy and just the right amount of squirmy detail.

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Audience Member

Her third special Don Wong is the best but this one is really great too.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Netflix paid this woman real money to be unfunny two years ago. Guess what? She's still not funny, at all, ever, even remotely.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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tom m

Funny enough. She definitely hits hard on the raunchy humor.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Her material is so raw and funny!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

Buttholes, is definitely not funny

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

Really terrible. Scurrilous it's the word. And a segment about body-shaming? Really? In 2018? We're better than that. I had to force myself to finish it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Carol Eugene Park

Bitch Media

More importantly, she speaks her truth without guilt, contrasting popular discourse about mothers feeling ashamed of returning to work too quickly or hanging out with friends without bringing their baby along.

Mar 5, 2021

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Danette Chavez

AV Club

Hard Knock Wife's most inspired moments come from Wong's ability to make the natural sound almost alien, and sometimes even downright terrifying.

Dec 27, 2018

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Mike Katzif

NPR

She has great command of pacing and long pauses.

Dec 27, 2018

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Greg Kennedy

The National (UAE)

A fierce and very pregnant Wong holds forth for an hour on the challenges of breastfeeding, juggling family and career post-pregnancy - and also why all women deserve three years of fully paid maternity leave.

Dec 27, 2018

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Kayleigh Donaldson

Pajiba

Wong proves with ease that she's one of the best comedians working today.

Dec 27, 2018

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Megan Reynolds

The Muse/Jezebel

Motherhood itself isn't a political act, but the various ways facets of society rise up to tell women how to be a mother are, certainly. The beauty of Hard Knock Wife is in hearing these gnarlier truths explored with filthy and honest verve.

Jun 14, 2018

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Synopsis

Two years after the hit "Baby Cobra," Ali Wong is back with another baby bump -- and a torrent of hilarious truths about marriage and motherhood.

Director: Jay Karas
Distributor: Netflix
Genre: Stand-Up, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 13, 2018
Runtime: 1h 4m

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