ALI WONG: DON WONG
Not quite a film, not quite a series, I’m sneaking a comedy special into this section this week. Returning in her iconic leopard dress, Ali Wong is back in top form for her third Netflix special, titled ALI WONG: DON WONG. This time, she dives right into the the complexities of being a successful and powerful woman—from navigating creepy male fans, to being so busy she forgets to take a shit sometimes, to her evolving and very loving relationship with her very good-looking Asian Harvard Business School graduate husband (every auntie’s not-so-secret dream). Her observations are as sharp as ever—trust you’ll laugh along at her every joke and facial expression (we Asians can express, okay?). At a time when violence against Asian American women is at the forefront of our conversations again, it is extremely heartwarming to watch and celebrate a hilarious and formidable Asian American woman who refuses to be anyone but her unabashed self.
—Nimarta Narang, Digital Fellow
