I think one of the hardest things to talk about as a comic is having money because it's so unrelatable. — Ali Wong Copy Share Image
Comedy has so much to do with honesty, and women can be more open about their emotions. — Ali Wong Copy Share Image
Women, a lot of the time, are so much funnier than men, but they just choose not to do comedy for a… — Ali Wong Copy Share Image
I liked that improv and sketch comedy were collaborative, but you really depended on other people and a stage to perform. With… — Ali Wong Copy Share Image
My goal is really to just make people laugh with integrity, like, with something that I still find funny. — Ali Wong Copy Share Image
Stand-up will always be my favorite and the most important thing that I do. I view everything else as free money. — Ali Wong Copy Share Image
Some people do specials, like, when they've only been doing comedy for three years or something. Which is fine! But I'm kind… — Ali Wong Copy Share Image
Stand-up comedy is something that you have to strive to do, multiple times a night, every night, to be good. — Ali Wong Copy Share Image
I have this fantasy of relaxing and doing nothing. But I'm obviously very passionate about stand-up comedy. I mean, I keep doing… — Ali Wong Copy Share Image
Every male comedian of note who is over the age of 45 has a kid, and they talk about it and don't… — Ali Wong Copy Share Image
A lot of women do stand-up as a gateway into acting, but I love stand-up, and to be a good stand-up, you… — Ali Wong Copy Share Image
Nothing is off-limits. There's just some things I cannot crack. Politics I can't do. When I start to talk about it, I… — Ali Wong Copy Share Image
The word 'supportive' has no place in stand-up comedy. I hate when people are like, 'Support female comedy.' That's not a real… — Ali Wong Copy Share Image
A lot of people get into stand-up as a back door into acting or something. But I really like writing jokes and… — Ali Wong Copy Share Image
I didn't expect to be so comfortable handing my child off to a nanny without getting any of her information. As soon as she… — Ali Wong Copy Share
Writing is the life blood of everything in Hollywood. Without writers, there are no scripts, no acting work. — Ali Wong Copy Share
A lot of people like to ask me, 'Ali, how on earth do you balance family and career?' Men never get asked that question.… — Ali Wong Copy Share
I liked that improv and sketch comedy were collaborative, but you really depended on other people and a stage to perform. With stand-up comedy,… — Ali Wong Copy Share
For the first year I lived in New York, I never ate out. I literally just ate lentils and brown rice at home. Sometimes… — Ali Wong Copy Share
My dad was a very unconventional Asian American man. He was very much not quiet, not shy, not passive. If he had to fart,… — Ali Wong Copy Share
A couple of female standup comics I know refer to their kids as their Little Career Killers. I was like, I really do not… — Ali Wong Copy Share
My goal is really to just make people laugh with integrity, like, with something that I still find funny. — Ali Wong Copy Share
I've seen many female comics that a lot of people haven't heard of who are so funny, and I saw them come up, and… — Ali Wong Copy Share
My parents emphasized experiential learning - in my family, being adventurous was a sign of maturity. — Ali Wong Copy Share
In Hue, Vietnam, we had savory rice pancakes with crumbled shrimp and pork rinds. I've still never had a version as good. — Ali Wong Copy Share
People are always very surprised by how, offstage with my husband, I'm a completely different person... very soft and nurturing. — Ali Wong Copy Share
