Ali Wong’s first Netflix stand-up special, released in 2016, was titled Baby Cobra.
Netflix premiered Baby Cobra on May 6, 2016. Wong filmed the special at The Neptune Theatre in Seattle while seven months pregnant, a detail that became central to its publicity and to the special’s cultural impact. Her material combines discussions of pregnancy, marriage, ambition, sex, and family expectations.
Baby Cobra helped make Wong a widely recognized stand-up performer and became an important early Netflix comedy success. The title refers to a position in yoga, connecting the special’s name to Wong’s performance persona and pregnancy-era storytelling.
Hard Knock Wife was Wong’s second Netflix special, released in 2018, so it is not the answer to a question about her first special. Don Wong followed in 2022.