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Chapter 1: What significant event is celebrated at the beginning of the episode?
Hey guys, look, we got a great episode with Ali Sadiq today. Tanya got married this weekend, they ran out of toilet paper. Or it was some ceremonial thing where I got an amazing blessing. You guys decide. Anyway, before this amazing episode with Ali Sadiq, there are some things that we have to address. Some very important things that have happened in the world.
The Knicks, after 53 years, are NBA champions. I'm so excited about it. I don't, uh... I don't know. I think this is a cool moment because people have actually realized the only sport New Yorkers all care about is basketball. There are New Yorkers who care about baseball. There's New Yorkers who care about football. There's New Yorkers who care about hockey.
But the only one that all of us come together to care about as a part of every single New Yorker's identity is basketball. And that's the only sport that we can all play growing up. My high school didn't have a fucking baseball diamond You know, it didn't have a football stadium. We had a basketball team, barely. It wasn't even a home court. We had to go to this place called Basketball City.
It was like a facility that we would play our home games on. And, but yeah, so it's just, it's the sport that means the most to us. And, you know, we've suffered through, you know, half a century of losing and never got... We were bitter, but we never lost hope. We never lost hope. And hope is the religion of New York City.
Yeah, not to get too, like, existential, but that is what drives New York City. Like, nobody moves to New York City because they don't have, because they just want to kind of, like, see what it's like to live a mediocre life.
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Chapter 2: How does the discussion shift to the importance of basketball in New York culture?
Like, you move here because you have hopes and dreams and you hope to achieve them in New York. And we never lost hope. It's just the weirdest thing. Like, every single year we would have this, like, delusional Knicks fan thing where, like, we're like, yeah, this is the year. We're taking it all the way with Emmanuel Moutier, you know, and Jared Jack. And shout out to both of them.
Now, Enos Kanter is going to bring us a chip. We would believe. We believed every single year for 42 years of my life, 53 years of other people's lives. And I think that's fucking awesome. It makes it that much sweeter. It makes it that much sweeter that, like, every single year felt like our year. Like, I was looking through my phone. People are sending me videos.
People are sending me videos of, like, a decade ago of me going, nah, Knicks are taking it this year for nothing. And then you look at the lineups of these teams. There's no way the Knicks are taking it this year. But we believe that that is one of those beautiful things about New York. And even the people that moved to New York to make a life here, they truly believe.
They believe something crazy, something magical can happen. And that's exactly right. What we all got to witness.
Chapter 3: What are the key differences between basketball eras discussed?
Also, I'm doing this movie out in California and they shaved my mustache and it took like five, ten years off of my life. I feel like I'm on guy code again. It's absolutely insane. I don't even know if I'm looking into the right part. I don't even know where the camera is. I'm recording this on my phone, obviously. But yeah, they snatched my stash, bro. The games were nuts.
We're going to get to this episode. It's a phenomenal episode. You guys are going to love it. This is the jersey that I wore when we... Finished it up. Game five in San Antonio. I was at game three, four, and five. How fucking lucky. How lucky. How incredible. Think about that. Think about that. Four was the greatest sporting event that I'll ever experience in my entire life.
I'll never experience anything like that. That is it. It's all downhill from here when it comes to sporting events. And then five was just complete euphoria. Like, I gotta be honest. The San Antonio fans were very cool. They're very sweet. They're great fans. And they're used to winning. They're not combative. But with all due respect to San Antonio fans, it was a home game in there.
I mean, I'm being conservative when I say this. 40% of the arena are Knicks fans.
Chapter 4: How does the conversation transition to the influence of iconic comedians?
They were booing Spurs players while they shot free throws at home. It was... Anyway, OK, I've talked too long on this, but God bless New York, man. We can start focusing on the World Cup after the parade on Thursday. Shout out the Tartan Army, the Scottish taking over Boston. The World Cup is really like an amazing event, like outside of the sport.
Like it is just it might be like the most incredible.
act of humanity that exists just seeing people from all around the world embrace different cultures and see like the most beautiful passionate parts of them and yeah it's it's pretty awesome whatever we'll talk about that i'll be out here for a few weeks we've recorded a bank some some some dope apps for you guys to check out so enjoy ali sadiq it's got some amazing stories you're gonna find out who the hottest white woman in prison was um just amazing like stand-up stuff and uh yeah just great great episode hilarious guy you know
It's almost drowned. Great story about that. I mean, just awesome stuff. So enjoy. Love you guys so much. God bless the Knicks. God bless New York City. God bless you all. Peace. What's up, everybody? And welcome to Flagrant. And today we are joined by a favorite guest of ours who is back. I think one of the most prolific comedians out right now. Maybe ever. Just the volume is absolutely insane.
He is yet another special. Do you know how annoying it is that you have released multiple specials before I barely got back on the road from my last special? And I'm here to celebrate. I have to celebrate you. While also like, man, I'm not working hard enough, man. It's Ali Sadiq. He's back in the building. Listen, this is perfect timing, you know, because...
Houston's own just put out a triple album, you know?
Houston's own. Does Houston claim Drake? I like how we're getting political right off the top. I don't think my era claims Drake. I think whatever that era is he's in claims him. But I've never been, oh, Drake's from Houston. I'm like, no, I don't think I ever even said Drake hung out in Houston. Really? It's not a, I'm not a, this is what it is about Drake. Okay, music, okay, cool.
Music is cool. But it was cool. I love you, bro. The second I saw him adjusting his seat, I was like, all right, take it away, man. Take it away! Let me tell you something. The music was cool because of this, to me. Because it was so much familiar music that I had already heard growing up.
So I could see the emulation in when you did the too short jump, when you did the pimp C jump, when you did... Oh, so like... So it's like, it's familiar to me. I'm like, oh, okay, I remember this. But it's not really celebrating. You were celebrating the era where I know you got it from. Right. You know what I'm saying? So I wasn't like, oh, Drake is the man. I've never...
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Chapter 5: What unique experiences does Ali share about watching sports in prison?
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I thought the Knicks was going to win the championship in 94. This thing, I'm the only person in the whole Texas prison that's going for the Knicks. Are they playing the games? Yeah, we watch the game on TV. And I am, we was doing well and then we wasn't. And I remember when Houston won and I'm coming into the cafeteria. It's like I knew something was up because the cafeteria is always loud.
It's like the cafeteria is quiet.
Yeah. because they know what you're going through.
No, they're waiting on me. Like, it's totally quiet. And I come around the corner, and as soon as I walk into the cabin, they're like, ah! Ah, Julia! I'm like, even the people that were lying with me, they were just oddly quiet. Like, you always talking. Why are you just so quiet right now? Waiting to get into this cabin. It was like a celebration. Because you suffered. Man, it was crazy.
Because they knew how much shit you were going to talk. Oh, I was talking so reckless. I was talking reckless. But it's the same like that with the Cowboys. In the 90s, I hated the Cowboys. I still hate the Cowboys. But when they would win, Cowboy fans, it was terrible. But when they would lose, I had so many shenanigans. So satisfying.
Yo, and this is when you know that you got mad about something, when you locked up and they ruined his mind. And you tell his mind, well, why don't you send Troy Aikman a commissary slip so he can send you some money since you love him so much? You stumped it. You know that's not going to happen.
But you're just so mad, man. What were the politics with watching sports in prison? Was there ever a situation where it's like, okay, these two games are on right now. And one group gets to decide which game is watched.
And you think that we have cable? It's one game. Whatever we're playing on local TV is what we're watching. Fair enough. And when you're in a block where they have three TVs in different parts, they have two TVs in each part. So it's three TVs, three parts, three TVs. One TV is designated for Hispanics. That's their TV. Telemundo, that's it. Then you have...
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Chapter 6: How does Ali reflect on the evolution of comedy and audience expectations?
Not one of us doing aerobics. This is the greatest white woman of all time in prison. This is the greatest white woman. This is a savior in prison. And this is recent. This is not really her most exotic outfit. This is tame? Yeah, this is very tame. She's not even all the way tan just yet. You knew Denise's seasons? Yeah, but this Denise Austin was crazy. Oh, see? Okay. Trying to tell you.
Okay, yeah, yeah. Trying to let you see the tan. See the pink outfit. Throw them locks. Just getting the tide coming in.
I wonder if she knew how popular she was in prison.
Goodness, she probably never did, but Denise Austin was amazing.
Look how he's sitting. He's getting flashbacks right now.
It's insane. I forget. I remember we was on lockdown one time and the TV came on and the CO came in and changed it from Denise Austin and we lost it. Why'd he change it? Just being me. Oh, wow. He put it on C-span. He's like, Yo, we want to kill him. This was every morning? Yeah, man. Just because it was on the local channel? Yeah, this channel ate. Wow.
Like, PBS, they saw something that was insane. That's so funny.
But would there ever just be random stuff on the TV? Like, would it be like a high school basketball championship? And you're like, all right, we're watching this now. High school basketball.
I mean, this ain't LeBron era. They wasn't showing no high school. Yeah, you're doing like, you got the news. Yeah. I imagine there's some sitcoms, though. You probably watch. We watch that type of stuff. But did you just say, how old are you? I'm 29. Oh, no. That's why you think high school was televised. That happened with LeBron.
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Chapter 7: What insights does Ali provide about the pressures faced by young comedians?
That's not coming on TV. Wow. Wow. You got to go view that. We was under that type of regime. You would view things with your naked eye. Unlike people now. We spent a significant amount of money on these shows to do yonder.
Oh, because you don't want people on their phone.
We don't want people on their phone.
So you do that for every show?
Every show. every show that you do on the road you're yondering have you found a difference yeah really do you pay attention until you get to like um i think i've had doing the doing the theaters my my the the worst thing about it is how people are conditioned to comedy now. They're conditioned to people doing crowd work. They're conditioned to having, seeing eight people before you come out.
They're conditioned to these things. So they show up, and then you have people, who don't know you, they come in with somebody else or whatever. So they don't know that you do these long stories with these points. And then they come and they, or they conditioned to people doing their old stuff in front of,
I would figure your audience by now is conditioned to what you do. Nah.
Really? Because the audience is still building. A lot of these people haven't seen me live.
So they see one story on social media or something. They're like, I got to go check.
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Chapter 8: What personal stories does Ali share about his family vacations and injuries?
Your OGs know what you're doing and they have the expectation for it.
I can tell them because it's the people that's on time. These people know that I got one person that's coming out in front of me doing 15 or 20. And then I'm coming to do an hour and a half.
I think that this is something that's kind of like missed a bit. Like when we do the show, I think everybody has to decide what that amount of time is. But for me, I think that like hour 15, maybe hour 30, I think is like a real nice amount of time. But I mean that for the whole show. Like if you're doing an hour 30, I think it's smart you don't have four guys going in before you.
Because by the time you go up, these people, let's say they're already drinking or doing something like that. They're an hour into the show and then you're going to do another hour 30.
Yeah.
I don't think that's the best experience for the people that came.
So certain places I do by myself. Like when I come to New York, When I'm at the Beacon, it's just me. No other person. You know, when I'm in Atlanta, just me. Detroit is like Chicago, just me. Certain spots, I'm just doing just me because I want the whole entire time. Now, when I have somebody, it's crazy for them. Let me say the last three, four shows, right?
I witnessed somebody coming in, like I was in Miami. How do you come in and I look at the clock? I just look at the clock. I'm at 57 minutes. How do you come in at a show and I'm at 57 minutes? But in your mind, you think, oh, it's going to be other people. And then we catch him at the end. And somebody came in. I'm 45 minutes in. And they in the front.
I have the room dark, pitch black, spotlight for a reason. Not because I want to. I don't want to be distracted by people with all of movement. And I want the room totally still like a play. Because I'm not doing slapstick form. I'm not doing punchline setup, punchline setup. That's not what I'm doing. So I'm taking people on another ride. So I have to have the... full attention.
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