During a recent visit to the Big Apple, stand-up comedian Ali Siddiq stops by the highly popular Power 105 The Breakfast Club to discuss some of his latest projects and issues that he currently has with some of comedy’s biggest stars.
Siddiq discusses how his comedic journey started behind bars and how those experiences continue to shape his storytelling style. It’s a thread he’s revisited before—rooted in real, powerful narratives of resilience and transformation. He announces a new tour titled “In The Shadows Tour”, which coincides with the upcoming release of his new book, “Applied Advice”. It sounds like Siddiq is branching out beyond stand-up, blending live performance with literary storytelling. While the headline teases Siddiq’s take on the “Katt Williams Situation,” specifics weren’t broken down in the summary I found. You’ll need to listen to the full interview for his personal insights or commentary on that topic.
Similarly, Siddiq comments on a topic involving “DJ Scratch Apology,” but again, the details are sparse in the summary. The full episode likely dives into whether he’s referencing a specific incident or forgiving commentary
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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.
