Tue, Jan 20, 2026
Ali Siddiq Comes to DPAC on Friday, May 1
Durham, NC January 20, 2026 – Comedian Ali Siddiq announces the launch of his brand-new national tour Ali Siddiq: Custom Fit Tour with 26 markets in April, May, and June 2026. Fresh off his 2026 NAACP Image Award nomination for his standup special Ali Siddiq: My Two Sons, the only independently produced YouTube special to ever receive a major award nomination, Siddiq will perform brand new material in theaters across the country including a stop at DPAC on Friday, May 1.
Tickets go on sale Friday, January 23 at 10:00 AM:
- Online at DPACnc.com
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Ticket Center at DPAC: 919.680.2787,
123 William V Bill Bell Way, Durham, NC - Ticketmaster.com
Local Time with an Artist Pre-Sale on Wednesday, January 21st at 10:00 AM Local Time and Local Pre-Sales on Thursday, January 22nd at 10:00 AM Local Time. (Passcode: HUSTLE) and are available at www.AliSiddiq.com.
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 independently produced and released specials. 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.
Also during that time, Ali released the special Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover (2023) which has amassed 6 million views. In 2025 alone he released 3 more hour standup specials, My Two Sons (12M+ views), Rugged (7M+ views) and Mondays (3M+ views). Deadline included Ali in their list of “Comics Who Won 2025” and My Two Sons earned Siddiq a 2026 NAACP Nomination for “Outstanding Variety Series or Special.” He will be releasing 3 more new hour specials in 2026 that have already been filmed. An emerging comedy mogul, Ali also executive-produces and distributes multiple specials for other comedians including Malik S. and Ryan Davis, with a 2nd special from Marcus D. Wiley coming up on February 1.
From Houston, TX, Ali developed his unmistakable voice in one of the most unlikely places — behind the walls of incarceration, where storytelling was survival, currency, and community. Comedy Central would later sent him back inside a Texas jail to film It’s Bigger Than These Bars (4M+ views). Today, that same voice has made him one of the most watched, respected, and consistently viral comedians in the world.
For more information and links to purchase tickets visit www.AliSiddiq.com
Follow Ali on social media:
YouTube: @AliSiddiqComedy
Facebook: @ali.siddiq.92
Instagram: @AliSiddiq
TikTok: @TheAliSiddiq
X: @Ali_Speaks
Press Contacts:
Pam Loshak | Pam@mobe.nyc
646-241-1898
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