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Ali Wong

Baby Cobra Netflix

Baby Cobra didn’t just give us Ali Wong, she of the death stare and the dead-on
observations; it also created a sub-genre of special: the heavily pregnant ones. You
haven’t seen physical comedy mastered until you’ve seen a woman, seven-and-a-half-
months pregnant, writhing about, re-enacting some moves she “learned in Atlanta”.
Best bit: “I don’t want to ‘lean in’ OK? I want to lie down.” EEJ

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Baby, one more time... Amy Schumer. Photograph: Elizabeth Sisson/Netflix

Amy Schumer
Growing Netflix

America’s premier purveyor of pussy gags has a new shtick: she’s pregnant! This
provides enough amusing material to fill the hour, even if it doesn’t leave space for
Schumer to address her recurrent career controversies, from joke-stealing to
oblivious “white feminism”.
Best bit: On joining a protest of Brett Kavanaugh’s supreme court confirmation: “I
want to be able to tell this kid I did everything I could … And DC, I heard, has the
best cocaine.” EEJ

Asian Network Comedy

Edinburgh Festival BBC iPlayer