-- Shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Following the release of her fourth original comedy special for Netflix, Ali Wong tested her luck with extra spicy chicken wings on this week’s episode of “Hot Ones.” The acclaimed comedian, actor and writer took a trip down memory lane to discuss her early days doing stand-up and shooting the hit Netflix series “Beef.” “I read that the first place you ever did stand-up was at the BrainWash Cafe on Folsom Street in San Francisco,” host Sean Evans said shortly after he and Wong enjoyed their first wing.
“Can you paint the picture for what an open mic showcase hosted by Tony Sparks might have looked and felt like for a performer onstage?” Wong — who was surprised by the question (“Oh my gosh, this is a deep cut!”) — said, “It was like, literally half cafe, half laundromat, 100% homeless shelter. And the show would start at 5 p.m.
and you’d do three minutes to people jerking off into their eggs and folding their laundry. And a lot of comics judging you. And it was great.
” Related “Hot Ones”: Peter Dinklage says he was in a “Beastie Boys rip-off” punk band before pursuing acting After talking about other San Francisco comedy venues, Evans pivoted the conversation to “Beef,” asking Wong what scene from the show was the most cathartic and fun to shoot. She mentioned the scene where her character, Amy Lau, pulls out a gun after discovering that Danny Cho (played by Steven Yeun) has urinated all over .
