4/5
Divorce Story
59 Mins. Starring: Ali Wong. On Netflix.
The last time we heard from super-comedian, the 'Don (Ali) Wong', the 'Beef' and 'Always Be My Maybe' Netflix star was talking about how, although she was happily married and won't cheat, single people have it so much better. And there may be some truth in that, or at least some funny stuff, as Ali takes us through her 'Single Lady' life on her new Netflix special. Ali Wong is now divorced (although she and her ex-husband are still best friends) and has found new love in fellow comedian and star of amazing one-word T.V. shows beginning with "B" ('Barry'), Bill Hader. But that doesn't mean she's not going to give us one outrageous hour of her year leading up to all that.
Bumbling through the apps, propositions coming from more Chad's than a 'Jersey Shore' reunion and more men children than a 'Star Trek' convention, Ali shows us the rights and wrongs of dating in this modern world. Especially when you're hitting the home run of 40, as father time is stealing follicles like Ohtani does bases. Triggered? You bet I am! And I love it! Although I may not be sliding into any DMs anytime soon, men of the world know this. Like climate change, ED is here to stay. And if you're accustomed to that type of pre-game jitters when you step up to the plate, you better head for a different type of home. Does she have to stomp around your fancy place and all that pretentious art like a Disney villain? Besides she has her own house, complete with a Godzilla/Hello Kitty toilet.
This hole in one for Wong is quite possibly her best stand-up special since she had the game in a 'Cobra' clutch. Don't get your tea and rice bowls confused. Behind those iconic eyeglasses, she sees the world like we all wish we could tell it. But we don't have the b###s too. P###y?! Nah! Haven't you heard Trevor Noah's take on all that strength? She'll grab her own one, thank you very much, f### Trump! Especially when she sees the handsome likes of the real underwater eye candy in 'The Little Mermaid'. Hoping that's a trident he's packing, and he really does go, "under the seeeeea"! Let's talk about sex with no constraint in this age of gilded freedom and the "D" word. No, no, get your mind out of the gutter. We're talking about divorce. If you like it, then should have taken a ring off it. Oh,oh, oh, oh.
Thankfully, it seems to have been an amicable one with Ali's ex. But that's none of our business, anyway. What Wong will divulge is the dating game that played out afterwards. The graphic content of these anecdotes will really have you cackling. Especially if you're swiping through more apps than you are wedding dress brochures. Crudely collected in classic one-liners, this is a dating montage that would have made the lovely 'Always Be My Maybe' even funnier. Setting the sliders between 25 and 60, like anyone our age can and should (hello, 49), Wong refuses to live a life of woe, post-divorce. Glowing like the time she took to stage with a 'Baby Cobra'. The Bat-signal the media sent out may have found her the best man, but before all that her life experience makes for a great tale, that's more celebratory than cautionary, in a world where we are all too quick to shame people a few steps away from where anyone could be. No reason to have beef with that. TIM DAVID HARVEY.
Further Filming: Ali Wong 'Don Wong', 'Beef', 'Always Be My Maybe'.
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