Ali Wong talks about adjusting to newfound fame after the success of her hit Netflix series Beef

Ali Wong talks about adjusting to newfound fame after the success of her hit Netflix series Beef.

The 41-year-old comedian has revealed that she put her stand-up comedy on pause to focus on filming the hit Netflix dark comedy series, and how she has been adjusting to her newfound fame.

The star confirmed her rekindled romance with Bill Hader in April and briefly discusses the controversy following her co-star, David Choe.

Talking on the topic of the ‘supportive’ joint statement released by the team after disturbing clips of a nine-year-old podcast emerged, she said: ‘The behavior just described in that is really upsetting.

‘We put out that statement and for now, I just feel like it’s time for me to listen and not rush to say anything more on the matter,’ she continued.

The Always Be My Maybe star — who starred opposite Steven Yeun in the show — also said that having her private life put on full display was jarring. 

During the interview, she also spoke about diving into the role and acting even though she identifies ‘first and foremost as a stand-up’. ‘I don’t have too much formal training, and in terms of preparing, the thing that worried me the most was memorizing all those lines,’ she recalled. ‘Sometimes, I’d have to memorize 10 pages of dialogue in one day, and that part was the most scary for me.’ 

On returning to stand-up comedy after a period of time, she said that losing her outlet was also a big adjustment in itself. The comedian revealed she put stand-up comedy on pause to focus on filming for the hit Netflix dark comedy series and talked about how she has been adjusting to her newfound fame

The Always Be My Maybe star — who starred opposite Steven Yeun in the show — also said that having her private life put on full display was jarring and admits Beef is a psychological drama — which premiered on Netflix on April 6 — and followed Danny Choe (played by Yeun) as a failing contractor and Amy Lau (played by Wong) as a successful entrepreneur after a road-rage incident begins to unravel their lives

‘Not doing stand-up was huge,’ she told the publication. ‘It’s such a form of expression for me. ‘To just take that away made me feel trapped,’ she said about keeping her sanity in the midst of the changes. ‘I didn’t have time to journal. I have this very specific thing I usually do where I do pages every morning.’

Now that she revealed she has started doing stand-up comedy again and will put a pause on acting for a bit. ‘I decided a while ago that it was time for me to return to stand-up,’ she said. ‘That was the longest break I ever took, and the worry is that that muscle atrophies…’

She added: ‘Acting is wonderful, but it takes a lot of time. It’s time for me to be with my kids and do stand-up for now.’

Beef is a psychological drama — which premiered on Netflix on April 6 — and followed Danny Choe (played by Yeun) as a failing contractor and Amy Lau (played by Wong) as a successful entrepreneur after a road-rage incident begins to unravel their lives.