Ali Siddiq

Ali Siddiq

From Blocks w/ Neal Brennan by Neal Brennan

April 16, 2026 · 1h 55m

About this episode

Neal Brennan interviews Ali Siddiq about his life experiences, including addiction, family, and storytelling.

Neal Brennan interviews Ali Siddiq (9+ standup specials) about dealing crack, his dad dealing cocaine, getting arrested and incarcerated, the emotional toll of his sister's death, being a "weird dad," growing up experiencing relative levels of poverty, the valet parking landscape of Houston, Slim Thug, his attitude toward violence, shooting people, breakdancing, how Billy D. Washington and D.L. Hughley helped him find his storytelling voice, 'This Is Not Happening,' longtime grudges, and how his life has been a rollercoaster of gratitude. Get tickets for Ali Siddiq's Tour: https://alisiddiq.com/#section-a80lEppZfb Subscribe to @AliSiddiqComedy 00:00 Intro 1:24 What his life’s been 3:02 Gratitude 6:30 His dad’s cocaine dealing 9:30 Selling Crack 14:57 Sponsor: BetterHelp 16:54 Sponsor: Superpower 19:49 Arrest Story 42:18 Violence 1:00:11 Sponsor: Rag & Bone 1:03:15 Sponsor: CookUnity 1:06:20 Sponsor: Amentara 1:06:21 The Darkest Period of his life 1:09:56 His sister dying 1:17:30 Fatherhood 1:24:38 Storytelling & ‘This is Not Happening’ 1:37:08 What he makes of his life Thanks to our sponsors! This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit https://www.BetterHelp.com/NEAL for 10% off…

People in this episode

Host: Neal Brennan

Guest: Ali Siddiq

Topics covered

  • addiction
  • fatherhood
  • storytelling
  • violence
  • grief
  • poverty

Keywords

  • Ali Siddiq
  • Neal Brennan
  • addiction
  • fatherhood
  • storytelling
  • violence
  • grief
  • poverty

Sponsors

BetterHelp, Superpower, Rag & Bone, CookUnity, Amentara

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