Immigrant Jam

Salma Hindy is an Egyptian-Canadian comedian who opens for Chelsea Handler regularly, is a writer on Ramy Youssef 's new animated show and has an album out called "Born On 9/11". We talk about her parents emigrating from Egypt to Canada, her father becoming an Imam in Toronto, growing up wearing the hijab, not being allowed to talk to the neighbors and being ashamed of herself. Salma has gone from...

Antonio Sanint is a Colombian comedy legend known for his sketch comedy show Riase El Show on Netflix, his stand up special Quien Pidio El Pollo? and his countless acting roles. Last year Antonio decided to leave Bogota and move to New York City. Can you imagine leaving behind a huge career back home to start from scratch in another country and another language? Antonio's story is moving, hilariou...

This week Lucie has Lebanese comedian Nataly Aukar on the podcast. Nataly is hilarious, tours with Mo Amer, just had a set come out on Netflix is A Joke which you can check out on YouTube, and tours all over the US. This conversation goes deep and gets very emotional. Nataly has emigrated to the US twice in her life: the first time at age 12 as a war refugee, and then again at age 20 to study. She...

Today's guest is the incredible, hilarious, Japanese-Jewish, queer, comedy-music genius Dylan Adler. Dylan grew up in the Bay Area, performs all over New York and LA, is a cast member on the new TikTok show "Stapleview", and is releasing a comedy album in September. We talk about what it was like growing up with a Japanese mother and a Jewish father, living between both cultures, wanting a Bar Mit...

This week Lucie talks to the hilarious Palestinian-American comedian and amateur boxer, Nina Kharoufeh. Nina appears in comedy clubs all over the country, has written a children's book called I'm A Princess Too, was part of the first ever all female comedy tour of the Middle East and is getting ready for her first amateur boxing fight. Nina grew up in New Jersey with Palestinian parents. We talk a...

This week Lucie talks to legendary Korean-British pianist, composer, conductor and comedian Hyung-Ki Joo who is also half of the world famous classical-music-comedy duo Igudesman & Joo. Hyung-Ki has arranged music for Billy Joel, performed with John Malkovitch, written works for the New York Philharmonic, and has had several viral YouTube videos of him in concert. We talk about what it was like gr...

This week's episode is one of a kind, featuring the hilarious and amazing, half Persian / half African-American comedian, actor and host, Tehran. Tehran speaks Farsi, Hebrew, Arabic, French and English and we talk a lot about language in this episode. We also talk about Shakespeare, being a Persian-Arabic-Jew, the influence his grandparents had on him, what makes a good person, immigrant guilt, co...

This week Lucie is joined by the hilarious, amazing and one of a kind, Taiwanese-Japanese comedian Atsuko Okatsuka. Atsuko has done stand up on the James Corden Show, invented the TikTok drop challenge, and is on tour this year. We talk about being tricked into moving to the US as a 10 year old and dealing with the shock of that, why her uncle gave birth to her, growing up undocumented in a baseme...

This week Lucie talks to Filipino-Canadian voice actor Eric Bauza, who voices Bugs Bunny, Tweety Bird, Daffy Duck, Marvin the Martian and many. many more. Eric also voiced Stimpy on the Ren & Stimpy show and is a total voice acting legend. We talk about what it was like growing up the son of Filipino immigrants in Toronto, how he went from animating fart sounds in cartoons to voicing the most icon...

Tom Delgado is a comedian and the man behind the very popular YouTube channel @tomdnyc, where he makes funny and information packed videos on NYC history and beyond. Tom is the son of Nicaraguan immigrants who came to the US with nothing and achieved the American dream, and we talk about how that is something a lot of first generation kids find hard to live up to. We also talk about the time when...

Here comes another new, exciting episode feat. British comedian & freestyle rapper Chris Turner. Chris has a very popular YouTube channel, he has been on the Colbert show and is currently doing a residency in Vegas with Cirque du Soleil. We talk about growing up in Manchester rapping about sheep, how he went from studying at Oxford to stand up comedy, moving to America, why he never travels withou...

Kaneez Surka is an Indian born-South Africa- raised comedian, host and improviser and is part of Netflix's Ladies Up. We talk about moving from India to South Africa during Apartheid, being a Muslim Gujarati, not having a real national identity, how comedy found her, being bullied in India for not speaking Hindu, Sneezewood trees, and so much more. Kaneez is so funny and her story is fascinating....

Happy Wednesday! This week Lucie talks to Chilean comedian extroardinaire Fabrizio Copano. Fabrizio was the first South American comedian to have a Netflix special (Solo Pienso En Mi) and recently moved to New York City from Santiago. Fabrizio talks about what it was like starting the stand up scene in Chile, having his own TV show at age 16, if Chileans have a better sense of humor than Americans...

This week I talk to Haitian comedian Tanael Joachim aka TJ. TJ moved to the US alone when he was 18 and now has a special on Amazon. We talk what it was like growing up in Gonaive, Haiti, teaching the town elders to read and write, how George Carlin changed his life and so much more. Follow TJ @tjstandup.  Follow us @immigrantjampodcast, please rate, review and subscribe:-) 

This week's episode feat. the superfabulous, hilarious Brazilian comedian Carol Zoccoli. Carol was part of the cast for Brazil's SNL and has a Netflix special in Brazil. We talk about Carol's journey from Cuiaba to New York City, via Sao Paolo and Toronto; why Brazilians don't dream, how depression lead her to comedy, and what her mother thinks of assless women. Follow Carol @zoccolicarol on IG &...

This week comedian Ian Lara joins Lucie to talk about growing up the son of Dominican immigrants in NYC, what it's like not 'looking' Hispanic, how his immigrant background shaped his hustle, working for TSA, the Dominican avocado supremacy, why he hates Mayonaise and loves Mark Anthony, and so much more. Follow Ian @ianlaralive. Please rate, review and follow:-) 

This episode features the amazing Canadian-Jewish comedian, writer, actor Ophira Eisenberg (NPR's Ask Me Another). We talk about what it was like growing up with immigrant parents in Calgary, being the only Jew for miles, becoming a US citizen, her fear of moving to NYC, Nanaimo bars, why she dreamed of having blonde hair, why Canada is not your Uncle's basement and so much more. Follow Ophira @op...

This week Lucie is joined by Greek-American TikTok star, comedian and writer Gus Constantellis. Gus talks about growing up in Brooklyn where nobody's parents spoke English, being the family translator, making his Mom cry, why his uncle keeps tomatoes in his van, coming out to his Dad on vacation, how his famous Mom character came about and so much more. Follow Gus @constantlygus. Also please, with...

This super exciting 3rd ep features the incredible Pakistani-American writer Wajahat Ali, author of the new book "Go Back to Where You Came From and Other Helpful Recommendations On How to Be American".  We talk about his new book, being brown in the US, the superpower of being different, generational trauma, why his Mom wouldn't let him eat meatloaf, speaking Urdu and why there's always hope for...

Lucie talks to Korean-American comedian and host of the Feeling Asian Podcast Youngmi Mayer, about her experience growing up on the island of Saipan, feeling like an outsider in Korea, if we should get rid of national identities, and why Youngmi never asks anyone where they're from.

In the first episode of Immigrant Jam Lucie talks to Irish actor Roger Clark, voice of Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2, actor, father, lover of Gooseberries. Roger talks about growing up in Sligo, Ireland, playing a cowboy, what makes you Irish, voice acting and why he'll never watch porn in Germany.