Ali Wong is again on the comedy circuit — and this time she's embracing the one life!
In her new Netflix comedy particular, Ali Wong: Single Lady, premiering Tuesday Oct. 8, the comic, 42, opens up about her life following her 2022 divorce from husband Justin Hakuta. The particular was filmed at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif. as a part of the Netflix Is a Joke Fest 2024.
The trailer, which PEOPLE can solely debut, kicks off with Wong strolling onto a giant pink stage and joking in regards to the single life. “I really do believe that 40 is the golden age,” she begins earlier than including: “To get divorced! It is perfect.”
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She then discusses her courting life — and the ups and downs which have include placing herself on the market.
“The age range of who I can date is huge,” she notes. “I can go as low as 25, and then I can go as high as 55. If you’re 55, I've got questions for you, like, can you go on a brisk walk?”
She continues to pose questions for her potential suitors, together with, “Can you lift heavy things? Can you digest red meat without getting a swollen toe, can you?”
“Puedes? Es posible?” she quips in Spanish, which interprets to “Can you? Is it possible?” in English.
As the viewers laughs, Wong goes on to share a few of her funniest experiences with courting.
“The best part about f—ing a dude that is 60 is that you get to hear a story,” she shares. “That he already told you on Tuesday, that he’s gonna repeat to you on Friday, about a half-court shot he almost made in 1985!”
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Wong, who directs and serves as govt producer of the particular alongside John Irwin, has had three Netflix comedy specials that rose to recognition up to now: Baby Cobra, Hard Knock Wife and Don Wong. And regardless of joking about her relationship standing in Single Lady, Wong is now courting Bill Hader.
Wong and her ex-husband Justin Hakuta separated in 2022 after eight years of marriage, however have maintained relationship since. They additionally share two daughters, Mari, born in 2015, and Nikki, born in 2017.
“We're best friends,” the Always Be My Maybe actress informed The Hollywood Reporter quickly after the breakup. “We've been through so much together.”
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In December 2023, she formally filed for divorce, and one month later, Wong accepted the Golden Globes award for finest actress in a restricted collection for Beef. She attended the award present with Hader however gave Hakuta a particular point out in her speech.
“I really need to thank the father of my children and my best friend Justin for all of your love and support. It's because of you that I'm able to be a working mother,” she stated.
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In her 2019 memoir devoted to her daughters, Dear Girls: Intimate Tales Untold Secrets and Advice for Living Your Best Life, Wong revealed she had a prenup with Hakuta. In it, the actress defined that she felt “extra motivated to make my very own cash as a result of I signed a doc particularly outlining how a lot I could not rely on my husband.”
“In the tip, being compelled to signal that prenup was one of many best issues that ever occurred to me and my profession,” added Wong.
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Ali Wong: Single Lady premieres Tuesday, Oct. 8 on Netflix.
