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Ali Hassan: Is There Bacon in Heaven? A Memoir

karim kanji with ali hassan
karim kanji with 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 in three award-winning films, BreakawayFrench 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.

This is Episode #273 of the Welcome! podcast.

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The Village

Francis Plourde | The Village Season 3: The Montreal Murders

In the early 1990s, as AIDS tightens its grip on major cities around the world, the relative safety of Montreal’s nightlife becomes a magnet for gay men. But when they start turning up dead in hotel rooms, beaten lifeless in city parks, and violently murdered in their own homes, the queer community has more to fear than the disease. While the city’s police force dithers over the presence of a serial killer, a group of queer activists starts making connections, and rises up to start a movement that would end up changing thousands of lives. Hosted by Francis Plourde.

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This is Episode #272 of the Welcome! podcast.

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Ali Hassan: Is There Bacon In Heaven

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ali hassan and karim kanji

Ali Hassan joins Karim Kanji for his third appearance on Welcome with Karim Kanji.

In this episode we talk about:

  • Doctor VS Comedian
  • His upcoming book, Is There Bacon In Heaven
  • Favourite tunes from the ’90s
  • His upcoming movie, Stealing Vows
  • CBC comedy series, Run The ‘Burbs
  • …and so much more!

This is Episode #263 of the Welcome! podcast.


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Zulekha Nathoo

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Zulekha Nathoo at the EMMYS

Zulekha Nathoo is an award-winning Canadian multimedia journalist currently based in Atlanta, Georgia. After almost two full decades with CBC she is currently a contributor for BBC Worklife.

In this episode we talk about her career in journalism, sacrificing for her career, living in the US as a Canadian, her past ball hockey career, her short stint as a world class air guitarist, and what it’s like to raise a young mixed race child with her husband.

This is Episode #254 of the Welcome! podcast.


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The Creators of Next Stop

Next Stop is an comedy series that chronicles the lives of Black Torontonians struggling to stay afloat and sane in the sprawling city.

The creators of Next Stop are Jabbari Weekes, Tichaona Tapambwa, and Phil Witmer.

This is Episode #244 of the Welcome! podcast.

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Samantha Wan

My next guest is award-winning. Seriously. She’s a winner. Listen to this list of awards:

  • Winner: Best New Play (2015)
  • Winner: Female Action Performer of the Year (2015)
  • Winner: Best Actress (2016)
  • Winner: Best Action Short (2015)

She has also been nominated a bunch of times for a bunch of awards.

This past year, her comedy series, Second Jen, was nominated for Best Comedy Series at the Canadian Screen Awards.

Please welcome to the show actor, writer, producer, director and kick ass martial artist, Samantha Wan!

This is Episode #177 of the Welcome! podcast.

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Tennille Read

My next guest has been called the New Kid On The Block on CBC’s hit show, Workin’ Moms.

She is an award-winning actor and the co-founder of an award-winning theatre company focused on developing and producing female-centric stories.

Please welcome to the show, Tennille Read!

This is Episode #166 of the Welcome! podcast.

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Episode #122: Megan Hutchings

Megan Hutchings is a Canadian actress currently starring in the hit BET show, “In Contempt” as well as the CBC digital series, “Crawford”.

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Recorded live at Girth Radio.

Music by Afraaz Mulji.

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Thanks to Amira and Project Four PR for the photos!