Chapter 7) Does This Taste Funny?
Expiration: Sep 6th 2025
A performance by Ali Hassan!
Saturday, September 6th
9:30PM - 10:30PM
DOES THIS TASTE FUNNY?
Deconstructing a chef’s journey from food to comedy
Ali Hassan’s career plans started off as simply as anyone’s: to become a chef, host a food show on television, and have a line of oven mitts with his face on them. But sometimes things get in the way of your dreams: like your parents’ disappointment, your accelerated family of four children and your successful comedy career.
A terrific blend of humour and insight, DOES THIS TASTE FUNNY? is a hilarious, heart-warming One Man Show based around Ali’s decade working in the food industry, his connection to fine cuisine, and his struggles with over-eating.
Our Brockville audience will also be treated to some stories from Ali Hassan’s comedic memoir, ‘Is There Bacon In Heaven?’.
ABOUT ALI HASSAN:
Ali Hassan is a Stand-up Comic and Actor who has performed for audiences across Canada and internationally.
Ali is the host of the hit CBC Radio stand-up comedy show Laugh Out Loud, and for the past 9 years, Ali has also hosted Canada Reads - the annual battle of the books celebrating the best of Canadian literature.
Ali has appeared on the big screen in award-winning films such as Mafia Inc, Tammy's Always Dying Immersion and the hockey hit Goon. His television roles have included Odd Squad, Murdoch Mysteries, Working Moms, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Ali was also nominated for Canadian Screen Awards for his roles in CBC’s Run The Burbs and the HBO Max, Peabody-winning show Sort Of.
Ali has performed at the Just For Laughs festivals in Montreal and Toronto. Ali has also toured across Canada as one of the stars of Just For Laughs ‘Comedy Night In Canada’ tour. He has taken his show Muslim Interrupted to Scotland to perform at the world's largest comedy festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In 2023, Ali began touring his latest one man show, based on his decade in the food industry, Does This Taste Funny?
His comedic memoir ‘Is There Bacon in Heaven?’ was released in 2022 with Simon & Schuster and was described by Rick Mercer as “perhaps the funniest and most heartfelt Canadian memoir yet.”
Please note: "Prologue: The Strangers Come - Opening Ceremony" on Friday, September 5th @ 5PM and "Epilogue: Strangers No More. - Closing Ceremony" on Sunday, September 7th @ 3:45PM is free and open to the public.
