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Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife
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Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife

2018-05-13 · 64 min · ★ 6.9

Comedy

Pregnant again, Ali Wong returns to Netflix in her second original stand-up comedy special and gets real on why having kids is not all it's cracked up to be.

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Directors
Jay Karas
Production companies
Comedy Dynamics
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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Ali WongAli WongSelf

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