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Ali Siddiq gathers the family for Greatest Hits Volume 2

The two-hour collection pairs fatherhood stories with lawn-mowing trouble, a boxing mismatch and a previously unaired pilot sketch.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Ali Siddiq's Greatest Hits - Volume 2

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2:24A family fish fry becomes a story about Hassan's very specific seafood preferences.
5:43Siddiq agrees to show Hassan the neighborhood where he grew up; the story's payoff comes at 19:28.
29:26After firing his landscaper, Siddiq attempts to mow the yard himself.
33:43An early-morning gym visit leads to sparring with professional boxer Todd Manuel.
53:22Siddiq's father asks why his mother escapes the embarrassing stories he tells onstage.

Ali Siddiq opens his new collection with a family fish fry and a son who would prefer flounder or sea bass. Catfish wasn't quite what Hassan had in mind. It's a small disagreement that gives Siddiq room to build a much bigger story about taking his son to the neighborhood where he grew up.

"Ali Siddiq's Greatest Hits - Volume 2" brings together stories about fatherhood, childhood and the people who keep supplying him with material. The collection has passed half a million views, making it the most watched of his eight uploads this week. Beyond the opening family outing, there's his attempt to replace his landscaper with his own labor and an ill-advised sparring session with professional boxer Todd Manuel. The storyteller is also frequently the person who should have thought twice.

Viewers are picking apart the craft, too: how one story branches into several, and how a chair or stool becomes whatever prop the scene needs. Others describe listening repeatedly, including while they work. A separate upload, "Taking My Son to the Hood | Ali Siddiq Stand Up Comedy," gives the collection's opening story its own space.

The channel added about 30,000 subscribers across the week, while daily views are running noticeably above their usual level. Jimmy Carr and Michael Blaustein also had substantial weeks among nearby stand-up channels; Randy Feltface's viewing was closer to his usual rhythm.

Siddiq also posted a thank-you to Europe before heading toward Chicago. Back on the channel, "I didn't even have to say nothing! 🤣 | Ali Siddiq Stand Up Comedy" is currently drawing the most daily views, with the new collection next and October's parenting-detective story continuing to find an audience.

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i enjoy how one story turns into 3
@KingLouie45See it on YouTube
This man is a magician! He draws you into his stories to the point where you feel you were a fly on the wall watching the story in real time. AND THEN, his ability to turn his chair and stool into lawnmowers, shopping carts, stretchers, oxygen tanks cars, trucks …😂😂😂😂 Ali is PHENOMENAL!
@ksquared9856See it on YouTube
I've heard the stories over and over and over again and laugh harder every time I listen! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽The best!
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Ali Siddiq thank you for posting on youtube. I'm grateful🙏🏿❤️
@didigardenofbeauty7426See it on YouTube
No matter how bad my day could be no matter how terrible I feel at times, I can watch these specials over n over and end my day with a good laugh ..
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I will never get tired of Ali's comedy😂
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Just travelled to Sweden from London to see your show, absolute legend!!! 😎
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