Faris Hytiaa is a Canadian stand-up comedian."Comedian Faris Hytiaa – one of the New Faces at Just For Laughs". The Montrealer, December 31, 2025. He is most noted for his 2025 comedy album Homesick, for which he received a Juno Award nomination for Comedy Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2026.Holly Gordon, "Here are all the 2026 Juno nominees". CBC Music, January 27, 2026.
Born in Toronto and raised in Alberta, he is of Sudanese descent."Albertan comedian Faris Hytiaa hones hour long special with Calgary shows". CBC Radio One, October 6, 2024.
In 2023 he released Send Help, his debut comedy special, on Telus Optik TV's Storyhive platform, and released the set in album form later that year. In 2024 he appeared in the fifth season of the CBC Gem web series The New Wave of Standup,Emilea Semancik, "Tragedy Plus Time: Calgary-based Comedian Faris Hytiaa". Calgary Guardian, April 25, 2024. followed up with the album Substitute Teacher Energy, and launched Homesick as his first national comedy tour.Mia Johnson, "Albertan comedian Faris Hytiaa presents new comedy hour". CJTM, October 15, 2024.
In 2026 he appeared in the fifth season of Roast Battle Canada, battling Dino Archie.Greg David, "CTV Comedy Channel’s Roast Battle Canada returns January 12". TV, eh?, December 18, 2025.
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