Ali Wong had no intention of becoming an actress.
In an interview with Jason Segel for Variety’s Actors on Actors, the Beef actress admitted she didn’t expect to end up in front of the camera. When asked if she had any plans to switch from stand-up comedy to film, the 41-year-old star replied: “Not really, I just wanted to tell jokes for a living and it was more like that than I would have started doing sitcoms because I did.” was a great way for me to justify doing shows anyway [comiques] Evening free.
She continued, “Because I was into acting for a long time before that, and I was like, ‘Well, acting seems to align a lot more with stand-up performance.’ »
The American Housewife actress added that while she had no plans to be an actress, she loves comedy, especially when working with the right people.
Ali Wong is best known for her shows Baby Cobra, Hard Knock Wife, and Don Wong. She has also starred in films such as Birds of Prey and her latest TV series Beef, which debuted on Netflix in April.