Ali Siddiq on Life in Prison, Fighting the Ruff Ryders, & If Drake Can Rep Houston

Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh

Comedy

4.6 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 186 minutes

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YERRR – the guys sat down with the OG & storytelling assassin Ali Siddiq, and he did not disappoint. From surviving prison to owning the stage, Ali breaks down how he turned pain into punchlines. This ep is hilarious, raw and real. All that and more on this week’s episode of FLAGRANT. INDULGE. 00:00 Intro 1:01 People think Ali's Indian 2:43 Bill Russell deserves more flowers 5:41 Big Knicks fan + C0ke is a hell of a drug 7:34 Praying with the Dream 8:59 Locked up during Houston's rings 10:15 How to survive in prison? The last drug deal 20:52 Becoming friends with Charles 30:21 Trying to get out + Being a kid in the game 36:11 Being outside + Importance of honor 42:47 Understanding your role in comedy 49:59 Theatres are DIFFERENT + Going crazy over X 1:01:55 Ali nearly didn't do Flagrant + Tupac WAS a dancer 1:06:55 Nature of success + Sissy block 1:15:18 Control in Prison? Not glorifying this life 1:22:19 I contributed to this, Imminence & Hollywood bubble 1:32:58 Does the industry wants stereotypes? The changing of eras 1:42:25 Ali is a grenade, Insecurities + Tony is crazy 1:47:51 Being of the people + Not getting credit 1:55:46 Ali can't go to UK 2:00:55 "Rugged" 2:07:01 Ali's little sister [Rest In Peace] 2:18:20 Don't try to make sense out of nonsense 2:24:11 Coming off stage then + The Funeral 2:31:50 This is your craft + Ali's kids now 2:39:13 Patrice O'Neal + Importance of now 2:45:43 DL standing by + Jada's dad 2:49:29 J Prince's importance + Houston been doing it 2:57:16 Drake embraced through affiliation not earned 3:00:17 NYC Mount Rushmore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up, everyone? Welcome to Flagrant.
0:02.0	And today that we have Alisa Deek in the building.
0:05.2	Goat Storyteller, one of the best comedians out there.
0:07.8	You've seen him on Def Comedy Jam and his Domino Effect specials, four of them.
0:11.8	This is unprecedented the amount of comedy he's actually put out for free for all of you on the internet.
0:16.1	Garnered over 35 million views, rave reviews on YouTube.
0:19.6	Ali, turn his tough life into comedy gold.
0:22.2	He's raw.
0:22.7	He's real relentless.
0:23.7	No gimmicks.
0:24.3	Just pure, hilarious storytelling.
0:27.1	I want to dive in because I feel like what you're experiencing was a lot of us of experience
0:32.1	when we put stuff on YouTube is like, you're getting big views.
0:36.7	You're selling out these huge fucking venues but
0:39.6	there's also this thing where it's like is it just in our little bubble have you felt that yeah
0:44.6	I think I'm in a little bubble I don't think it's pop the ceiling yet but then you look at the views
0:48.8	you're like if a hundred million people have watched this what ceiling I'm waiting on India
0:53.6	I think with Ali Saddiki might get Pakistan people have watched this. What ceiling? I'm waiting on India.
0:58.6	I think with Ali Saddiki might get Pakistan first.
1:04.5	I think white people think I'm Indian.
1:06.0	No way.
1:09.0	I was, I just recently did Boston.
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