Ali Siddiq

Ali Siddiq

Born: July 1, 1973
in Houston, Texas, USA
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.

Movies for Ali Siddiq...

Ali Siddiq: The Domino Effect 3: First Day of School
Title: Ali Siddiq: The Domino Effect 3: First Day of School
Character: Self
Released: May 12, 2024
Type: Movie
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.
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Ali Siddiq: Don't Judge A Book by Its Cover
Title: Ali Siddiq: Don't Judge A Book by Its Cover
Character: Self
Released: November 19, 2023
Type: Movie
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.
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Ali Siddiq: THE DOMINO EFFECT 2: LOSS
Title: Ali Siddiq: THE DOMINO EFFECT 2: LOSS
Character: Self
Released: April 19, 2023
Type: Movie
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.
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Ali Siddiq: The Domino Effect
Title: Ali Siddiq: The Domino Effect
Character: Self
Released: May 19, 2022
Type: Movie
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.
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The Workout Room
Title: The Workout Room
Character: Siddiq, Ali
Released: October 8, 2019
Type: Movie
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.
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Ali Siddiq: It's Bigger Than These Bars
Title: Ali Siddiq: It's Bigger Than These Bars
Character: Himself
Released: February 23, 2018
Type: Movie
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.
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Title: Gotham Comedy Live
Character: Self - Comedian
Released: November 15, 2012
Type: TV
Gotham Comedy Club, a popular comedy venue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, is the setting of an hourlong series that is shot in front of an audience at the club. Each episode features routines by several comics -- a list that has included such names as David Alan Grier, Gilbert Gottfried and Artie Lange -- in what the network says is an unedited and uncensored format. In addition to the big names of the field who take the Gotham stage, the show also features up-and-comers who want to make a name for themselves in the stand-up comedy business.