Ali Hassan is a stand-up comedian, actor, and professional chef. He is the host of CBC’s
Canada Reads and
Laugh Out Loud. He is also a guest host on CBC q. His comedy has been performed at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and Toronto’s JFL42. He is a Canadian Comedy Awards nominee, and his show, Muslim,
Interrupted, was performed at the world’s largest comedy festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He has appeared in the award-winning films,
Breakaway,
French Immersion, and
Goon, in addition to other film and TV roles, most recently CBC’s
Run the Burbs. He and his family live in Toronto. Follow him
@StandUpAli or
StandUpAli.com.