LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) –
Comedian Ali Siddiq will bring his national standup tour called “The Custom Fit” to The Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts & Sciences on Friday, Sept. 25. In this interview, he discusses his storytelling style, how he avoided going back to prison and the need to tailor the people in your life.
Show details:
“Ali Siddiq: The Custom Fit Tour”
7 p.m. Friday (doors open at 6 p.m.)
Buddy Holly Hall
ABOUT ALI SIDDIQ:
Crowned by Vulture as “stand-up comedy’s most prolific storyteller,” Ali Siddiq has built a dedicated massive fanbase clamoring to attend his live shows and watch his masterful specials, all self-produced and independently released. He premiered his four-part stand-up series The Domino Effect 1-4 in 2022-2024 which has amassed over 47 million views. The storytelling saga cemented Ali’s reputation as a master craftsman of narrative comedy. Each chapter became a cultural event, landing Ali among the top-viewed comedians on YouTube year after year.
Ali won the 2026 NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Variety Series or Special” for his special My Two Sons (12M+ views). He also won three 2026 Webby Awards (Best Video & Film Comedy, Best Video & Film Individual Performance, and People’s Voice Winner) for his standup special Ali Siddiq: Rugged. His other specials include Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover (2023, 6M+ views), Mondays (2025, 3M+ views), and Bigger Than These Bars (5M+ views). He will be releasing 3 more new hour specials in 2026 that have already been filmed.
Ali just won three 2026 Webby Awards (Best Video & Film Comedy, Best Video & Film Individual Performance, and People’s Voice Winner) for his standup special Ali Siddiq: Rugged.Ali just won the 2026 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Variety (Series or Special) for his comedy special Ali Siddiq: My Two Sons. This marks the first time an independently produced and released YouTube special has been nominated and/or won a major award and it is the third most viewed special on any platform in the past year. Seven of Ali’s specials are on Neilson’s “Top 50 Biggest YouTube Specials of All Time”On April 19, Ali released Ali Siddiq: From Inside, where Ali speaks directly to inmates about accountability, choices, and the reality of recidivism in America: ALI SIDDIQ: FROM INSIDE (A Conversation with Inmates)
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