When to Quit a Day Job for Comedy

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Today's guest is a legend of comedy, @AliSiddiqComedy

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

03:12 A Mother’s warning….(“The streets are undefeated…”)

15:54 “I was 19 years old with $230,000 from the streets”

22:41 The one mistake that landed Ali in prison (Trust Your Gut!)

30:58 The phone call that shattered him….(EMOTIONAL)

39:45 Ali’s biggest regret….(“I will never forgive myself”)

50:02 How he turned rage into a career that shocked the comedy industry

1:03:17 Ali’s first night doing comedy

1:21:46 “I have never shared this publically”

1:28:52 The moment Ali rejected the industry’s “fake gold”

1:33:19 “I said no to Netflix”

1:38:10 Three Comedians unlocked Ali’s next level (Gregory, Cosby, Pryor)

1:42:12 “Physically free but mentally chained” — the truth Ali hid for years

1:44:36 How to rebuild your life from Nothing

Ali Siddiq is one of the most respected storytellers alive, with over 40 million views on his Domino Effect series and praise from the New York Times as comedy’s best storyteller. In this raw and emotional conversation, Ali opens up about the streets, prison, regret, redemption, and the identity shift that made him a one-of-one artist.

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