Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife
Ali Wong turns pregnancy, breastfeeding, and the exhausting contradictions of working motherhood into a ferociously funny hour of adult stand-up.
Overview
A hilarious and unapologetic take on motherhood that every parent can relate to.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- sardonic
- comedy night
- adult humor viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the special as a sharply written, fearless, and highly entertaining follow-up that extends Ali Wong's candid maternal comedy.
What sets it apart
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Wong builds jokes around breastfeeding, pregnancy, motherhood, and the frustrations of raising children.
The special foregrounds Wong's nasty, candid, and confrontational approach to jokes about family and gender.
Wong argues that women deserve three years of paid maternity leave while discussing the career consequences of pregnancy.
The material addresses balancing family and career after pregnancy through Wong's first-time-mother perspective.
Films like Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife, and why
Ali Wong: Baby Cobra
female stand-up comedy combining pregnancy, motherhood, sexuality, and blunt autobiographical storytelling
Amy Schumer: Growing
confessional stand-up centered on family life, relationships, and sharp adult humor
Tig Notaro: Happy To Be Here
candid female comedian addressing marriage, parenting, and everyday frustrations with irreverent wit
Movie Details
- Director
- Jay Karas
- Release Date
- 2018-05-13
- Runtime
- 64 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (142)
Cast
- Ali Wong
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife about?
- Ali Wong turns pregnancy, breastfeeding, and the exhausting contradictions of working motherhood into a ferociously funny hour of adult stand-up.
- What is Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife.
- What did critics think of Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife?
- Critics broadly praised the special as a sharply written, fearless, and highly entertaining follow-up that extends Ali Wong's candid maternal comedy.
- Which films are like Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife?
- Films with a similar feel include Ali Wong: Baby Cobra, Amy Schumer: Growing, and Tig Notaro: Happy To Be Here.
- How long is Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife?
- Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife runs 64 minutes.
- Where can I watch Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife?
- In United States, Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
