Ali Siddiq

Ali Siddiq is stand-up comedian, public speaker, and writer out of Houston. Siddiq’s unique style of stand-up began behind the walls of incarceration, an incubator for interesting experiences and good stories.

People received their first taste of 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, Siddiq impressed comedy enthusiasts by displaying his ability to captivate an audience with his "Mexicans Got On Boots" tale, a descriptive storytelling, with over 15 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 Siddiq 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 Central. In 2019, Siddiq could be seen as 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.

Additionally, Siddiq has appeared on several popular podcasts like The Joe Rogan Experience, 85 South, Uncle Joey's Joint with Joey Diaz, Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank, Bertcast, Pour Minds and many others. In 2023 he released "The Domino Effect 2: Loss," the sequel to his viral stand-up special, on YouTube.