Ali Siddiq

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Birthday
Jul 01, 1973 (51 years old)

Ali Siddiq

Known For

Ali Siddiq: The Domino Effect 4: Pins & Needles
1h 57m
Movie 2024

Ali Siddiq: The Domino Effect 4: Pins & Needles

Ali Siddiq delivers the final chapter in his comedy special series with The Domino Effect Part 4: Pins & Needles. This 2 hour special tells the true stories of Ali Siddiq’s last few years of incarceration for drug trafficking, how he started doing comedy and his eventual release from prison.

Ali Siddiq: The Domino Effect 3: First Day of School
1h 17m
Movie 2024

Ali Siddiq: The Domino Effect 3: First Day of School

The next chapter in Ali Siddiq's comedy special series, The Domino Effect. This 75-minute special tells the true stories of Ali Siddiq’s first few years of incarceration for drug trafficking. The Domino Effect 1 & 2 have over 16 million views combined and are available on his YouTube page.

Ali Siddiq: Don't Judge A Book by Its Cover
1h 25m
Movie 2023

Ali Siddiq: Don't Judge A Book by Its Cover

Ali Siddiq's new comedy stand-up special shares stories about parenting, dealing with people in society, his neighbors in a gated community, and some life lessons.

Ali Siddiq: The Domino Effect 2: Loss
1h 30m
Movie 2023

Ali Siddiq: The Domino Effect 2: Loss

Following the success of Ali’s last special THE DOMINO EFFECT (over 9 million views in the first year) comes the sequel “THE DOMINO EFFECT 2: LOSS”. Ali tells the traumatic stories of his adolescence that ultimately lead to him going to prison for 6 years.

Ali Siddiq: The Domino Effect
1h 22m
Movie 2022

Ali Siddiq: The Domino Effect

The 49-years-old’s second comedy special, which follows his 2018 Comedy Central presented debut, Ali Siddiq: It’s Bigger Than These Bars, was filmed in front of a sold-out hometown crowd. In the new special, Siddiq tells hilarious true stories of growing up in Houston that include living with his hustling father that got him into illegal hustling because he wanted to buy a tracksuit that, inevitably, landed him in prison for six years.

The Workout Room
1h 20m
Movie 2019

The Workout Room

The Workout Room is a dramatic comedy film about an up and coming comedian who is given the chance of a lifetime at the cost of missing his daughter's wedding. The Workout Room is a clean, funny, plot driven film featuring real life stand-up comedians.

Ali Siddiq: It's Bigger Than These Bars
1h 0m
Movie 2018

Ali Siddiq: It's Bigger Than These Bars

Shot at Bell County Jail in Texas, Ali Siddiq: It's Bigger Than These Bars shares Ali's hilarious experiences of both incarceration and freedom. Siddiq talks with jailers and the jailed about life in lockup, and explains why dousing yourself in baby oil and refusing to leave your cell is always a bad idea. Encouraging and inspiring his convict audience, Ali makes hard laughs out of hard time, restoring faith in the power of second chances.

Biography

Siddiq was born in Houston. After his parents' separation, Siddiq and his siblings were raised by their single mother, living for a time in the projects. He and his siblings also went on to live with other family members. Siddiq started selling drugs around the age of 14 and was imprisoned at the age of 19 for trafficking in cocaine. He served 6 years of a 15 year sentence in the Ruben M. Torres Unit in Hondo, Texas. It was during his incarceration, while telling jokes to fellow inmates, that he discovered his ability to make people laugh. He worked in the prison's laundromat and his workmates were his captive audience. After his release from prison in 1997, Siddiq started doing stand-up at the Just Joking Comedy Cafe in Houston. His first stage appearance was during the comedy club's Apollo Night, which tended to attract a college crowd. Siddiq was booed on his first occasion on stage because he was wearing a suit. He decided to wait a couple of weeks before trying again while wearing jeans and a t-shirt. Siddiq became the co-host of the Apollo Night show a month later.

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