# Ali Wong on Reddit (u/thealiwong)

Part of Celebrities on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-06. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/celebrities-on-reddit/ali-wong

Ali Wong: Stand-up comedian and actor, Baby Cobra and Beef.

- Reddit account: [u/thealiwong](https://www.reddit.com/user/thealiwong/) (AMA only)
- How we know it's theirs: [Her 2016 r/IAmA AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/4im76g/im_stand_up_comic_ali_wong_ask_me_anything/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/IAmA (29)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2016 to 2016
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Wong

## Moments

### u/thealiwong in r/IAmA, May 9, 2016 · AMA answer

Replying to a redditor:

> I watched your special and loved it!!! I then went to follow you on twitter where I saw this, so my question is what celebrity has responded to you/your special that was the biggest shock?

> By far Steve Yeun. He plays Glenn from The Walking Dead. The day my special started streaming on Netflix, he tweeted out his followers, that they should watch it, that it was so funny, with a picture of the billboard on Melrose and I JUST ABOUT DIED. I think his character and how he's chosen to play it, has been such a milestone for Asian Americans without trying to be.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/4im76g/im_stand_up_comic_ali_wong_ask_me_anything/d2z8q6x/ · 103 points as of Nov 6, 2026

### u/thealiwong in r/IAmA, May 9, 2016 · Behind the scenes

Replying to a redditor:

> why did you pick Seattle to film your special?

> I haven't performed there that much, and then I felt like everyone in SF, LA and NY had already seen all my jokes since I had lived in all those cities. So I wanted my jokes to be fresh to the audience, and I also wanted to do it in a major city that was similar to San Francisco, since that's where I was born, raised and started Stand up.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/4im76g/im_stand_up_comic_ali_wong_ask_me_anything/d2z8xs7/ · 14 points as of Nov 6, 2026

### u/thealiwong in r/IAmA, May 9, 2016 · Personal story

Replying to a redditor:

> Hi Ali, Can I please ask, have you always been comfortable talking in front of an audience or did you have to learn to overcome the vulnerability of it?

> I've always been very comfortable. I grew up going to this youth center where I performed sketches all the time, and was also encouraged to talk in front of my peers, younger and older, about the meaning of Thanksgiving and corny stuff like that.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/4im76g/im_stand_up_comic_ali_wong_ask_me_anything/d2z9768/ · 15 points as of Nov 6, 2026