Ali Hassan

Ali Hassan is a stand-up comedian, actor, and professional chef. He is the host of CBC's Canada Reads as well as Laugh Out Loud . He is also a frequent guest host of q , CBC's premier national arts and entertainment show. 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 solo show, Muslim, Interrupted , was performed at the world's largest comedy festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He has appeared...See more

Ali Hassan is a stand-up comedian, actor, and professional chef. He is the host of CBC's Canada Reads as well as Laugh Out Loud . He is also a frequent guest host of q , CBC's premier national arts and entertainment show. 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 solo show, Muslim, Interrupted , was performed at the world's largest comedy festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He has appeared in three award-winning films, Breakaway , French Immersion , and as the memorable Lebanese Uncle Stevie in the hockey hit Goon , in addition to other film and TV roles, most recently CBC's Run the Burbs. He lives in Toronto, Ontario, with his family. Follow him on Twitter @StandUpAli and find him at StandUpAli.com. See less