Is There Bacon in Heaven?: Ali Hassan

Ali Hassan and Randy Boyagoda

Is There Bacon in Heaven?: Ali Hassan

Ali Hassan and Randy Boyagoda

4:30pm

Saturday, October 1, 2022

Described as “laugh-out-loud funny and filled with so much heart” (actor Andrew Phung), Ali Hassan’s Is There Bacon in Heaven? tackles the intricacies of growing up and his life-long journey to becoming a cultural Muslim. Riddled with hilarious stories of compromising situations that challenged his beliefs and identity, Hassan doesn’t hide from his experiences. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the lessons, humour and charm of this debut memoir with the stand-up comic and popular CBC host himself.

Interviewed by Randy Boyagoda.

Ticket Info:
Date & Time: October 1 at 4:30pm ET
Where: Fleck Dance Theatre
Duration: 60 minutes
Ticket prices: $17 – Regular; $12 – Youth; or Get a TIFA Pass
*This event will be followed by a book signing

Described as “laugh-out-loud funny and filled with so much heart” (actor Andrew Phung), Ali Hassan’s Is There Bacon in Heaven? tackles the intricacies of growing up and his life-long journey to becoming a cultural Muslim. Riddled with hilarious stories of compromising situations that challenged his beliefs and identity, Hassan doesn’t hide from his experiences. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the lessons, humour and charm of this debut memoir with the stand-up comic and popular CBC host himself.

Interviewed by Randy Boyagoda.

Ticket Info:
Date & Time: October 1 at 4:30pm ET
Where: Fleck Dance Theatre
Duration: 60 minutes
Ticket prices: $17 – Regular; $12 – Youth; or Get a TIFA Pass
*This event will be followed by a book signing

Featured Authors

Ali Hassan
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.

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Randy Boyagoda
Randy Boyagoda is the author of six books, including the novels Governor of the Northern Province, Beggar’s Feast, and Original Prin. His work has been nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, IMPAC Dublin Literary Prize, and named a Globe and Mail Best Book of the year and New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice. An essayist, book critic and radio columnist, he is a professor of English at the University of Toronto, where he lives with his wife and their four daughters.

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