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NASHVILLE (June 17, 2025)—Stand-up comedian and famed storyteller Ali Siddiq has expanded his immensely successful 2025 IN THE SHADOWS TOUR to include 34 additional cities. Beginning on August 22, 2025, he will be performing at various venues across the nation. This announcement comes alongside the release of his two latest comedy specials. MY TWO SONS, which premiered on YouTube on May 11th, and amassed over 4 million views within just two weeks, while RUGGED, which debuted on YouTube on June 15th, has already surpassed 1 million views. Tickets are now available at https//AliSiddiq.com/#tour.

SHOW DATES​​:

August 22​​      Atlantic City, NJ*​     Tropicana

August 29  ​​   Huntsville, AL ​           Von Braun Center – Mark C. Smith Concert Hall

August 30  ​​   Chattanooga, TN ​       Walker Theatre

August 31  ​​    Greenville, SC ​            Peace Center

September 5  ​Buffalo, NY ​​                Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo

September 6  ​Toronto, ON ​​              Bluma Appel Theatre

September 12  ​Lexington, KY ​          Lexington Opera House

September 13  ​St Louis, MO ​             Stifel Theatre

September 20  ​Dothan, AL ​​               Dothan Opera House

September 27  ​Sacramento, CA ​       Crest Theatre

October 3  ​​Greensboro, NC               ​Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts

October 4  ​​Columbia, SC ​                  Township Auditorium

October 10  ​​Wichita, KS ​​                   Temple Live

October 11  ​​Fayetteville, AR ​            Walton Arts Center

October 17  ​​Louisville, KY ​               ​Bomhard Theater

October 18  ​​Cincinnati, OH ​             Taft Theatre

October 24  ​​Rockford, IL ​​                 Coronado Performing Arts Center

October 25  ​​Flint, MI ​​                        Capitol Theatre

November 1  ​Little Rock, AR            ​Robinson Center Performance Hall

November 7  ​Omaha, NE ​​                 The Astro Theater

November 8  ​Kansas City, MO ​        The Midland Theatre

November 14  ​Orlando, FL ​​              Walt Disney Theater

November 15  ​Tampa, FL​​                 Straz Center for the Performing Arts – Morsani Hall

November 21  ​Norfolk, VA ​​              Chrysler Hall

November 22  ​Richmond, VA ​        Carpenter Theatre

November 28  ​Grand Prairie, TX ​   Texas Trust CU Theatre

December 5  ​Portland, OR ​               Aladdin Theater

December 6  ​Seattle, WA ​​                 Moore Theatre

December 12  ​New Haven, CT ​        College Street Music Hall

December 13  ​Brooklyn, NY ​            Kings Theatre

December 19 ​Fort Myers, FL ​          Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall

December 20  ​Palm Beach, FL​         Kravis Center for the Performing Arts

 


ABOUT ALI SIDDIQ

In 2024, Vulture called ALI SIDDIQ stand-up comedy’s most prolific storyteller.  Born and raised in Houston, TX, Ali’s unique style of stand-up originated behind the walls of incarceration, an incubator for interesting experiences and good stories.  He is the first comedian to ever release a 4-part series of comedy specials, The Domino Effect 1-4, which has over 40 million views combined on YouTube.  In 2022, Ali released two new hour specials, THE DOMINO EFFECT on YouTube and UNPROTECTED SETS on EPIX.  To date, THE DOMINO EFFECT has over 15 million views, ranking it in the top 5 most watched comedy specials of 2022.  In May 2023, Ali released THE DOMINO EFFECT part 2 LOSS, the sequel to his viral stand-up special, which already has over 7.5 million views.  In 2024, Ali released two more specials in the series.  THE DOMINO EFFECT part 3 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL premiered on YouTube in May with over 7 million views , and THE DOMINO EFFECT part 4 PINS & NEEDLES premiered on YouTube in June with over 7 million views to date.  In 2025, Ali will be releasing four more specials and Executive Produced a 5th.   Ali Siddiq presents Marcus D. Wiley Marriage is Major Surgery premiered on YouTube Feb 12 with over 3 million views currently.   MY TWO SONS premiered on YouTube May 11th and did over 5 million views in the first month.  RUGGED premiered on YouTube June 15th and received over 1 million views in the first 24 hours.    

People received their first taste of Ali 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, Ali impressed comedy enthusiasts by displaying his ability to captivate an audience with his “Mexicans Got On Boots” tale, a descriptive storytelling, with over 16 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 Ali 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 and has over 3.5 million views on YouTube.  In 2019, Ali was 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, Ali has appeared on several popular podcasts and TV shows like The Joe Rogan Experience, Club Shay Shay, The Breakfast Club, 85 South, Kill Tony, VladTV, Good Morning America, Uncle Joey’s Joint with Joey Diaz, Ari Shaffir’s Skeptic Tank, Bertcast, Are You Garbage, Your Mom’s House and many others.  

Stay connected with Ali Siddiq via social media at @alisiddiq on all platforms. For merch, his new book ‘Domino Effect,’ or the newest updates, go to Ali’s website https//alisiddiq.com/.

 CONTACT

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