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Are you ready? I"M NOT.

But tomorrow, I'm on the Tonight Show. The producers have wanted a bug segment for a while and the timing and stars aligned and now I'm in New York headed to tape tomorrow. It'll air on NBC at 11:35pm the same night. (Wednesday.)

I have been rehearsing and gathering facts and meeting with museum and bug people and getting all my ducks in a row and by ducks I mean tarantulas, tailless whip scorpions, and mantids.

So that's whats-a happening and please enjoy this photo of the bugs I printed out to practice with in my hotel room. Wish me luck and send good vibes, if you don't mind.

With a racing heart and a love for bugs,

Your Father, Alison Ward, Bug Lady

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Paige McLachlan

YAHOOO!!!! That’s amazing!! I can’t wait to watch!!

Bee

Break a leg, Father Ward 🫡

Denise Weldon

Oh how exciting!!! I can’t wait to see you fascinate Jimmy as you have me. Break a leg😘

Pallison

I could cry!! Dads gonna be on the tonight show

Clare Davis

This is the kind of content late night needs. Proud of you, Dad!

Lynette Dávila

Dad Ward in the tonight show! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Marisa

Wow!!! You are going to be soooo great, Dad Ward!!! Can't wait to see it!🥰🤗

Mary T

Yayyyy!!!! <3

Lauren Moore

Break a leg! Or six? Eight? 🥳

Devon

You can do iiiitttt alllllll night longggggggg!!!!

Rob Lara

Have fun Alie!! Break a leg - heck break two, you’ve got eight to work with!

roni 💥

that’s so cool what the fuck alie omg break a leg

Raja

Yes!!!

Erin White

WELCOME TO NEW YORK!!!! (Please let us New Yorkers know if we can buy you coffee or a beer <3 )

Andrew McVay

OMG!! yes!! 🙌 Ologies FTW!! 💫

Fiona Dolphin

Congratulations!! Sending you all the love and support! ❤️ you’ve GOT this!!

Lizzy Martinez

Dadward!!!! This is gonna be a definite "look ma, I'm on TV!" moment and I am so excited for you!!! Sending all the positive vibes. Um also is it too late to talk about how cool praying mantis are? We have some babies in our backyard just chillin in some plants slowly getting green and I think they'd love a shout out but if too late, totally get it.

Will

Ugh so now I have to stay up late to watch this tomorrow night? /s

Anne Bergamesca

Yes! Tonight Show audience is about to be initiated into the beautiful Ologies world. Go Alie!

Scott Hanley

You are a natural A Ward you will crush it with your charisma and charm. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Crystal Yu

That's so exciting!!!! Congratulations!!!!

Howard Yermish

Er. Mah. Gerd. Congratulations Dad-Ward!

Hannah Gorrie

Ohmygosh PODDAD this is thrilling, congratulations and break a leg, I can't wait to watch!!

Vanessa Frey

Congrats Alie!! Wow! Are you going to the LA Natural History Museum Bug Fair this weekend?

Kristen Butler

This is just what Ava and Deborah need to get their ratings up!

james lamar

Oh this is so cool! Break a leg! And relax, you’re a super cool person who is very talented!👍🏻

Sienna

Eee! I'm so excited for you! You get to be on the Tonight Show, talking about your SPECIAL INTEREST! The one that started it all! So happy for you. You'll do so well, they'll call you the Slaying Mantis

Sienna

😆

Rogue Fun

You will be awesome!

Spencer Parks

You're ready! You got this! Bug out! Congrats!

Between Dumplings

They will mention your award, I hope! ("You're a Ward") And if you need a new bug story, you can tell them about your listener who broke with religion after a 6" centipede crawled up her pants and stung her knee three times. I was praying at the time and the open pant leg lying on the floor was too inviting, I guess. 🤣 You will KILL! Can't wait.

Elinor Wahl

WAY TO GO, ALIE!!! Wishing you all the good luck in the world, and a sense of centeredness and peace into the bargain. Please take deep breaths, okay?

Brent

You'll be GREAT just like everything you do. You're smoking hot, you have a wonderful presence that people love and you are smart as hell! Plus you have a ton of experience doing semi-similar things. You will be WONDERFUL tomorrow night and all of us will be sending you love and compassion vibes as well! Can't wait to see the segment!

KineticKyle

So in love with this secret Alie!! You got this!! 🪲💖

Faith Stemmler

Giiiirrrrl, SLAY! Just treat it like that dream I had with you in it where you showed me your bug collection and shared intriguing factoids ✨️

zanabanana

Wow!! So exciting! Congrats! Not sure I can watch live. Will there be a recording?

Meg Curran

Outstanding! You will be fantastic. Bugs!! Yes!

Lindsay Malone

This is going to be AWESOME! I'm so excited for you and this bug moment sharing and celebrating fabulous insects! The world needs more bug love!

The Other Maya

Holy shit! Are you going to like Steve Irwin some rented bugs!? If that's what this is HELL YEAH YOU ARE! Even if it isn't a live bug on live TV gig HELL YEAH GO STEVE IRWIN THIS SHIT! Please wear one of those safari hats - for your pod children who are starving for that, thank you

Scalebar

Arthropods, crunchy on the outside, chewy in the middle

Susan G

This is so exciting! You're going to crush it!

TB33

Just tell them my favorite fact about what happens if a scorpion‘s tail gets broken off! Good luck, you’re going to be great, Dad Ward!

Olga Kolesnikova

That's so cool. I'm sending you all the good vibes!

Charlotte Wallis

I'm so proud of my pod dad, you'll rock this Ali!! I'm sitting on the bus crying reading this okay bye

Britt Kline

WOOHOOO!!! 🎉 GO, ALIE!!! You got this! So rad. I’m so excited to Google this….Uhhh, segment, if you will 🐜 👏🏼 🎩

Janet R.

So very cool. Not sure I can stay up that late but maybe will see it on replay! Congrats.

Amy

Amazing

Colby Evans

You are going to kill it! The show, not the bugs

Kathleen Deyling

As a TK-6 gardening teacher, I instituted a 3x3 raised bed Bug Box at school. The majority of the students had been really scared of bugs; now maybe 10 students total still keep their distance. They love the Bug Box, love all my bug jewelry, love my ologies tshirt, and I’ll LOVE showing them your TS segment!

Leanna Shuster

Yay, yay, I'm so freaking excited for you and for all of us to get to watch! I ter-mite just have to grass-hop over to my DVR and stick-bug this on my recordings list!

Sophia B

You got this, Alie! You wil be awesome, super informative whilst being endearing as always. You are my little Buddha making my world okay. I listen to you, in order to ridden myself from ruminating before falling asleep.

Shayla Borger

as a mostly recovered bug-fearer and now a bug enthusiast, I LOVE THIS SO MUCH OMG! I hope I can find it on YouTube after the fact! Also, I would really really really REALLY love to see/hear an episode on isopods (roly polies)

Naomi Richard (Reechard)

The thought of this terrifies me, but I shall attempt to push through my self diagnosed arachnophobia! Only for Ologies.

Abby Sellers

Alie!!! That’s amazing and I can’t wait to watch!!

Rachael Mae

YES ALIE!! Get it!!! I can’t wait to watch the segment! Think of it this way - your heart will be racing with anxiety, but everyone else’s will be with fear (because of the creepy crawlies). You got this!!

Sonjabird

Hope taping went well today and can’t wait to watch! Go Alie!!!

Britt Kline

Just watched the bit — your outfit was fire and def my work fit goals - thank you for the inspo! These bugs were SO COOL! They did great, esp those scorps, really hammin’ it up. Great work! I 🖤 that Salma got into it!!! 😍

Kate E

You were fabulous! Congratulations, how fun!

Andy Pepper

The segment was SO great! It absolutely made my day. 🦂💖

Waylo

Fantastic!!! Neither Jack Hanna nor Salma Hayek have anything on you! Although I was impressed with Salma’s interaction with the bugs. You were amazing!

RhondaWantsAllTheDogs

Congratulations, Alie!! You were made for this and you smashed it out of the park!!

Jeri Webb

Couldn't stay up last night to watch, but it was the first thing I looked at this morning. What a good job you did, AW! They should make you a regular, right? So proud of you.

Mowana Lomaomvaya

You did amazing, and you got to hug Salma Hayek?! Holy crap! It looked so fun and loved how she dove right in with you.

Bob in Oregon

I suggest we need an Ologies shirt proclaiming "Shpydahhhs!"

TheforgetfulJay

Omg I watched the 10 minute clip on YT and you did amazing!!!

ScienceInTheArt

Well executed, Alie! You were informative, professional and fun. And you didn't drop box nor bug!

Megan Younce

Amazing!!! I was driving to LA for a concert with my fellow ologite friends when I saw the news and we all squealed! So stoked for you, pops!

Raja

Alie!!! You were incredible!!! Way to go!! Must have been so hard to pre-edit and keep the mini-segments for each organism so short. Your timing worked beautifully though!! And your big smile the whole way through was perfection!

Debbie Gloom

I just watched it. You were great!!!!

Nora Woodworth

That was SO enjoyable to watch! You did a fantastic job, Alie. I hope there's a lot more guest appearances like that!

Scott Hanley

Alie and Selma 😬 Ms Dadward you legend.

Melody Taylor

I just watched it! You were so good, Dad Ward!

Patricia Evans

You were fantastic, funny and so knowledgeable, the adult in the room! Well done!

Katy

Just watched with my sibling who's also an Ologies lover and this was such a fun segment and you were so good! Also, fuck I would've been so pumped to be on Fallon the same night as Amyl & The Sniffers.

Dani Kirby

Just watched it and I loved every second! Always love seeing your enthusiasm and that Salma was getting into it too.

Rachel Phelps

Saw it all on Instagram - splendid work, you're a natural =D totally bugalicious!

Harlon Louise Baddog

Dad Ward you absolutely KILLED it on the tonight show! I was in bed watching it with my 3 dogs and partner, clapping with glee the whole time! You looked fantastic (your outfit was smart as hell) and were such an amazing advocate for those critters. Hope you got to celebrate afterwards, thank you for making the world a better place to be 💕.

Erin Bagley

I loved you on the Tonight Show! My daughter loves tarantulas, so I had to share it with her.

Neal Greenstein

I just put it on! It’s so exciting. Like having a friend on tv. Or rather, seeing my long lost uncle on tv 😎

Tim Barth

You were ridiculously awesomely geeky about bugs in the BEST way! Kudos for a great segment!