Violent Friend with Ali Siddiq

The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson and Robert Kelly

SiriusXM

Jay Oakerson, Comedy Interviews, Comedy, Robert Kelly

4.7 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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One of the most prolific comedians today, Ali Siddiq returns to the Bonfire with his handler Andre. Ali explains how Andre is a problem. | There's a respect for headlining comics in Texas that gives them the right to the green room in the clubs. | Jay tells the recent story of how Bobby saved a black child from the waters of Costa Rica. | Ali was once told he needed to "get passed" at The Comedy Cellar in order to get booked there. Go to Alisiddiq.com for all Ali's tour dates and his many specials are on YouTube! *To hear the full show to go www.siriusxm.com/bonfire to learn more! FOLLOW THE CREW ON SOCIAL MEDIA: @thebonfiresxm @louisjohnson @christinemevans @bigjayoakerson @robertkellylive @louwitzkee @jjbwolf Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Bonfire ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	And now, the Bonfire with Big J. O'Kerson and Robert Kelly.
0:05.5	He's got a new special Mondays available right now on YouTube,
0:09.6	as well as his other specials, My Two Sons, Rugged in the four-part series, The Domino Effect.
0:14.3	It is the great Ali Sadiq, joining us in the house.
0:18.1	Thank you, thank you. Thank you. That was a wonderful introduction.
0:21.2	That was good. Must you. Thank you. That was a wonderful introduction. That was good.
0:22.6	Must I say, also, to go along with that credit,
0:26.7	the only ever independent comedian to ever be nominated for a major award
0:32.1	with NAACP Image Awards for my two sons.
0:38.8	Oh really? So for you as a YouTube independent release.
0:40.9	Yeah, I'm nominated.
0:42.2	That's great. When is it?
0:44.2	I don't know, man.
0:45.1	You gonna go?
0:46.1	What the fuck, man?
0:47.5	No, I'm on the road, man.
0:49.5	You're not gonna go? What if you win?
0:51.6	Hey, they not, it's not televised.
0:53.7	So they just read it. It's a banquet. Basically for us. Well, that's actually a good thing to happen because it was funny. Bill Burr, you know, went to the, was it the Grammys just happened? Bill Burr went to the Grammys. Got there ended up getting, like, asked about politics on the red carpet and then didn't win. Bargatsy won, and he did a thing from Bedge. Everybody goes, hey, y'all, thanks for voting for me. He wasn't there. He just won while he was on his couch. He's like, oh, look at that. Look at one of Graham. Bill Burr had to go out there, have his wife look at him different as they drove home. Oh, they had a fun time, though. They did little photo shoots. Yeah, it's a good time. You know, I just haven't made any of the stuff. They had a golf tournament. They had a luncheon for the nominees, you know. Can we send Rich Voss in your stead, like, to represent you? No, no no if he had to buy a ticket like
1:46.3	you have to buy a ticket yeah probably for the televised joint because we're not we're not
1:52.1	televised they just they don't even they don't even from what I understand they don't
1:56.0	put your pitch up on the on the virtual thing they just read and the winner is and then as they go to the next one so but
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