Comic Ali Siddiq on fatherhood, prison, and his biggest regret
Comedian Ali Sadiq uses stand-up as a form of emotional excavation, turning his fractured relationship with his incarcerated, drug-dealing father into a memoir-in-progress that reckons with legacy, healing, and redemption. His new special, My Father, premiering on YouTube, reveals how s
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