He’s currently one of the most recognizable stand-up comedians on the planet and has been blessed to be featured in some of the biggest movies and television shows of all time.
Now, he’s ready to sit down on his couch and talk about anything and everything with some of his favorite comedians, athletes, friends, and family members.
Soder is a weekly podcast hosted by stand-up comedian Dan Soder as he’s joined this week by comedian Dave Attell.
Dan Soder: Dan Soder is a New York City-based comedian who’s best known as ‘Mafee’ on the hit Showtime Billions series. His HBO Special “Son of a Gary” debuted December 7th, 2019. He has a Half Hour Special on Netflix’s “The Standups”. His first hour-long stand-up special, Not Special premiered in 2016 on Comedy Central. Other credits include: Comedy Central’s Half Hour, Conan, Inside Amy Schumer, and @midnight. Dan also hosts Sirius XM’s The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson.
In this episode, Dan is joined by comedian Ali Siddiq as they discuss various topics including touring, pop culture, current state of stand-up comedy, and much more.
Ali Siddiq: Ali Siddiq is a stand-up comedian and public speaker out of Houston, TX. Ali’s unique style of stand-up began behind the walls of incarceration, an incubator for interesting experiences and good stories.
In 2022, Ali released two hour specials… THE DOMINO EFFECT on YouTube and UNPROTECTED SETS on EPIX.
To date, THE DOMINO EFFECT has over 14 million views, ranking it in the top 5 most watched comedy specials of 2022. The NY Times described it as “a genre-defying autobiographical epic”. In May 2023, Ali released THE DOMINO EFFECT part 2: LOSS, the sequel to his viral stand-up special, which has over 6 million views to date. And in 2024, Ali released two more specials in the series. The Domino Effect part 3: First Day of School premiered on YouTube May 12 with over 4 million views, and The Domino Effect part 4: Pins & Needles premiered on YouTube June 16, 2024 with over 3.5 million views. In 2025, Ali will be releasing five more hour specials, an unprecedented fete for any comedian.
People received their first taste of Ali Siddiq when he appeared on HBO’s DEF COMEDY JAM and LIVE FROM GOTHAM, and in 2013 he was named Comedy Central’s “#1 Comic to Watch”. In 2014, Ali impressed comedy enthusiasts by displaying his ability to captivate an audience with his “Mexicans Got On Boots” tale, a descriptive storytelling, with over 14 million views, of a prison riot on THIS IS NOT HAPPENING, the first of three appearances. His stories continued with his HALF HOUR special, which premiered on Comedy Central in the Fall of 2016.
Immediately following the premier of that special, Comedy Central offered Ali an hour-special where he performed for inmates live in a Texas jail, sending Ali back to where it all started. The hour special, Ali Siddiq: It’s Bigger Than These Bars, premiered in February 2018 on Comedy Centraland has over 2.5 million views on YouTube. In 2019, Ali was a top 5 finalist on NBC’s BRING THE FUNNY.
He also appeared as a regular cast member on the reboot of PUNK’D for Quibi.
Checkout previous episodes of Soder featuring Katie Nolan, Jay Oakerson, Joe List, Roy Wood Jr., Mark Normand, & more HERE
