This Clip Of Ali Wong Went Viral, Here’s Why

This week, The Daily Show posted a clip of Ali Wong chatting with Trevor Noah about an expertise she had with a white male comic whereas she was pregnant titled “Ali Wong Takes No S**t” on TikTok. Within a day, the clip racked up practically 1 million views, 122,000 likes, and 4,500 feedback.

“He came up to me while I was pregnant the second time,” Ali, who filmed her first Netflix particular, Baby Cobra, whereas seven months pregnant along with her first little one in 2016 and her second particular, Hard Knock Wife, whereas seven months pregnant along with her second in 2018, started to explain.

“He touched my belly with his fat, sweaty hand, which is so gross to begin with,” she stated, “It’s like, ‘Why don’t you finger me while you’re at it?’ This is so not okay. Just because I’m pregnant doesn’t mean it’s okay for you to touch my belly.”

The comic then stated to her, “Oh, so this is your schtick. This is, like, your thing now, right?” After elevating her arms to carry her face in pissed off shock, Ali informed Trevor. “Getting pregnant is not rainbow suspenders. It’s not a schtick.”

He adopted that, Ali continued, by telling her that she’s “so lucky” as a result of she “[gets] all of this attention because [she’s] both a female and a minority.” As Trevor started to snort on the absurdity of the notion, Ali commented, “Yeah, because, you know, historically, that’s always been the winning combo for recognition and success.”

Of course, the story would not finish there (as a result of there’s at all times some justification given, an try and “level” with you, after these sorts of statements). “He was like, ‘You know what I mean,'” Ali stated. “‘Like me, I’m just another white guy.’ And I was like, ‘Be a better white guy.'”

“Just be a funnier white guy, like, that’s it,” Trevor accordingly surmised because the clip ended.

While a few of the feedback jokingly take guesses at who the comic in query might be — inspired by TikTok search options, like “rainbow suspenders comedian” and the names of different white male comedians, generated by gathering frequent searches customers made after watching, in addition to key phrases within the feedback — most reward Ali for her boldness and level out that she will get consideration as a result of she’s an unimaginable comic.

Those who’ve had related experiences throughout being pregnant additionally commented in settlement. “Yeah, I hated [people] touching my pregnant belly without asking,” wrote one particular person. “I HATED when people thought they [could] touch my belly without asking when I was pregnant,” agreed one other. “She said it so well.”