Comedian Ali Siddiq joins to share the downsides of having street smarts, getting your parents to sign their divorce papers, becoming a comedian before social media existed, paying your dues, and why comedians rushing through their careers has gotta stop.

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Watch Ali Siddiq's new special, My Father, out now on his YouTube channel See Ali Siddiq live in a city near you: https://alisiddiq.com/

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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi

Technical production by Ty Colgate

Edited by Dave Columbo

Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann

Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠

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