Ali Siddiq (Houston, Texas, 1973) is an American stand-up comedian whose storytelling voice was forged during six years in prison for cocaine trafficking. He became the first comedian to release a four-part stand-up series - The Domino Effect (2022-2024) - which has surpassed 50 million views on YouTube. In 2026 he won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Variety Special for My Two Sons, the first independently produced YouTube special ever to win a major award in that category.
Siddiq released his latest special My Father on June 21, 2026 on his YouTube channel, as part of his Custom Fit Tour.
He won three Webby Awards 2026 - Best Video & Film Comedy, Best Individual Performance and People's Voice - for his special Rugged.
Siddiq won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Variety Special for My Two Sons - the first independently produced YouTube special to ever win a major award in that category.
He announced the Custom Fit Tour with 26 cities in April, May and June 2026, including his first arena performance in Baltimore.
In 2025 Siddiq released three hour-long specials - My Two Sons (12M+ views), Rugged (7M+ views) and Mondays (3M+ views) - and produced a special by Marcus D. Wiley as executive producer.
Ali Siddiq, one of America's most sought-after stand-up comedians, performs in Europe for the first time. The master of narrative comedy brings his stories to Rotterdam.
American stand-up comedian Ali Siddiq performs at Boom Chicago in Amsterdam.