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Ali Hassan

Ali Hassan is the host of Canada Reads.

Canada Reads 2022 host

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Ali Hassan is the host of Canada Reads. (Riaz K. Photography)

Ali Hassan is the host of Canada Reads. He hosted the program for the first time in 2017. 

Canada Reads 2022 took place March 28-31, 2022. The debates were broadcast on CBC Radio One, CBC TV, CBC Gem and on CBC Books. 

About Ali Hassan

Ali Hassan is an actor, comedian, host of CBC Radio's Laugh Out Loud and frequent guest host of Q and As It Happens. He can also be seen in his recurring roles on Run the Burbs (CBC), Odd Squad (PBS Kids) and Working Moms (CBC). In fall 2019, Hassan was part of the cross-country Just for Laughs Comedy Night in Canada tour with Rick Mercer.

Interviews with Ali Hassan

Get to know Canada Reads host Ali Hassan

6 years ago
Duration 1:32
Ali Hassan will host Canada Reads for the first time in 2017. We get to know the comedian a little better by asking him a series of rapid-fire questions.
4:58Ali Hassan previews The CBC Books Holiday Radio Special
Shelagh Rogers chats with Ali Hassan about The CBC Books Holiday Radio Special. A top-ten countdown of the best books of 2021, with author interviews and book reviews.
4:58Ali Hassan previews The CBC Books Holiday Radio Special
Shelagh Rogers chats with Ali Hassan about The CBC Books Holiday Radio Special. A top-ten countdown of the best books of 2021, with author interviews and book reviews.
CBC Radio Specials1:37:20Canada Reads 20th anniversary special
We're celebrating the great Canadian book debate's 20th anniversary! Host Ali Hassan looks back at some of the most dramatic and unexpected moments in the show’s history and speaks with past authors and panellists to find out what their Canada Reads experience means to them.

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