Ali Siddiq Blacksplains the Art of Storytelling

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Instead of uninformed opinions and hot takes, every week, Blacksplained invites an expert, scholar or someone who knows things to discuss one question from a Black perspective. New York magazine calls Ali Siddiq “stand-up comedy’s most prolific storyteller.” The New York Times compared his comedy to The Wire. As the first comedian in history to release a four-part stand-up series, Siddiq’s storytelling saga, The Domino Effect 1-4, has amassed over 55 million views and cemented his reputation as a master craftsman of narrative comedy. His latest special, My Father , has earned nearly five million views in three months. But instead of releasing his specials on Netflix or other streaming…