BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1680@tysonsva.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T000000 DTSTAMP:20260108T143121Z URL:https://tysonsva.org/events/ali-siddiq-in-the-shadows-tour/ SUMMARY:Ali Siddiq: In The Shadows Tour DESCRIPTION:This event will be a phone-free experience. Use of cellphones\, smart watches\, smart accessories\, cameras\, or recording devices will n ot be permitted in the performance space.\n\nUpon arrival at the venue\, a ll phones\, smart watches\, and accessories will be secured in Yondr pouch es that will be opened at the end of the event. Guests maintain possession of their belongings at all times and can access their phones throughout t he event at designated Phone Use Areas in the venue. All phones will be re -secured in Yondr pouches before returning to the event space.\n\nAnyone s een using a non-permitted device during the performance will be escorted o ut of the venue. Guests are encouraged to bring a credit card for purchase s inside the venue. We appreciate your cooperation in creating a phone-fre e viewing experience.\n________\nThis event will be a special live taping. Suggested 16+\n________\nVulture called ALI SIDDIQ stand-up comedy’s mo st prolific storyteller.  Born and raised in Houston\, TX\, Ali’s uniqu e style of stand-up originated behind the walls of incarceration\, an i ncubator for interesting experiences and good stories.  He is the first c omedian to ever release a 4-part series of comedy specials\, The Domino Ef fect 1-4\, which has over 50 million views combined on YouTube.  In 2022\ , Ali released two new hour specials\, THE DOMINO EFFECT on YouTube a nd UNPROTECTED SETS on EPIX.  To date\, THE DOMINO EFFECT has over 17  million views\, ranking it in the top 5 most watched comedy specials of  2022.  In May 2023\, Ali released THE DOMINO EFFECT part 2: LOSS\, t he sequel to his viral stand-up special\, which already has over 9.5 mil lion views.  In 2024\, Ali released two more specials in the series.   THE DOMINO EFFECT part 3: FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL premiered on YouTube in  May with over 9.5 million views \, and THE DOMINO EFFECT part 4: PI NS &\; NEEDLES premiered on YouTube in June with over 8.5 million v iews to date.  In 2025\, Ali released two more specials and Executive Pro duced another.   Ali Siddiq presents Marcus D. Wiley: Marriage is Major S urgerypremiered on YouTube Feb 12 with over 4 million views currently.   MY TWO SONSpremiered on YouTube May 11th and currently has 9.5 million vie ws.  RUGGEDpremiered on YouTube June 15th and has over 5.5 million views to date.  All three specials released in 2025 rank in the top 10 most wat ched comedy specials of the year.\n\nPeople received their first taste of Ali Siddiq when he appeared on HBO's DEF COMEDY JAM and LIVE FROM GOT HAM\, and in 2013 he was named Comedy Central's "#1 Comic to Watch".  In 2014\, Ali impressed comedy enthusiasts by displaying his ability to capti vate an audience with his "Mexicans Got On Boots" tale\, a descriptive sto rytelling\, with over 18 million views\, of a prison riot on THIS IS NOT HAPPENING\, the first of three appearances.  His stories continued wit h his HALF HOUR special\, which premiered on Comedy Central in the Fal l of 2016.  Immediately following the premier of that special\, Comedy C entral offered Ali an hour-special where he performed for inmates live in a Texas jail\, sending Ali back to where it all started. The hour specia l\, Ali Siddiq: It’s Bigger Than These Bars\, premiered in February 2018 on Comedy Central and has over 4 million views on YouTube.  In 2019 \, Ali was a top 5 finalist on NBC’s BRING THE FUNNY.  He also app eared as a regular cast member on the reboot of PUNK’D for Quibi.\nAdd itionally\, Ali has appeared on several popular podcasts and TV shows li ke The Joe Rogan Experience\, Club Shay Shay\, The Breakfast Club\, 85 S outh\, Kill Tony\, VladTV\, Good Morning America\, Uncle Joey's Joint w ith Joey Diaz\, Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank\, Bertcast\, Are You Garbage\, Your Mom’s House and many others. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tysonsva.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ Screenshot-2026-01-08-at-09.28.49.png CATEGORIES:+21 Only,Nightlife,Performing Arts LOCATION:Capital One Hall\, 7750 Capital One Tower Rd\, Tysons\, VA\, 22102 \, United States GEO:38.925355;-77.211502 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=7750 Capital One Tower Rd\, Tysons\, VA\, 22102\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Capital On e Hall:geo:38.925355,-77.211502 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR