Immigrant Jam

This week Lucie talks to the amazing Irish-American comedian Des Bishop about all things Irish, from a deep dive down the Irish history rabbit hole, to his time in China, learning Chinese. We talk about what it was like trying to change the Irish education system, his Dad almost becoming James Bond, how his TV show about minimum wage jobs started a debate around how immigrants are treated in Irela...

This week's episode is a hot one! We've got Mike Albanese who is a very funny comedian AND the producer of this podcast! It's time to meet the Mike behind the mic! And since rules are meant to be broken: Mike is our first 2nd gen guest! We are expanding our horizons. Mike grew up with a badass German immigrant grandmother called Adelheid, an Italian immigrant grandpa who ran around town with infam...

The hilarious Spanish-American comedian Carmen Lynch (Conan, The Tonight Show, Letterman, TikTok) joins Lucie this week to talk moving from the US to Spain and back again by the time she was 8 years old and how that shaped her forever, firing your therapist, her Spanish mother, the time she tried to join the FBI, life as a tall person, buying Spanish ham at Cosco, Tom Selleck, comedy, why she hate...

#Haitian #Canadian #comedian & #tiktok star Che Durena joins Lucie on the pod this week to talk growing up in bumblef*ck #Canada, how leaving home allowed him to be a genuine person, living in a shelter and why that was one of the happiest times of his life, his obsession with Florida, the importance of a good poop, the time his parents were scammed out of their home, how to live in the moment and...

This week the great, French comedian Sami Bronowski ( The New Yorker, TikTok ) joins me on the podcast to talk why he feels more like an American guy called Dale Turner from Ohio than a French man, the issue with megalomania, if wanting fame is pathetic and if 7 year olds can be losers, his obsession with road head, what inspires him, feeling like immigrants always do the dirty work, why he hates...

It's Usama Siddiquee (America's Got Talent, HBO, Netflix, FX) week! The hilarious, amazing, fabulous Bengali American comedian & actor joins Lucie on the pod this week to talk why Bengalis are the pettiest badasses in the world, growing up in Texas, the first time he didn't feel ugly, his mother's dreams of being a professional jump roper,  how his Dad became an unexpected star and worked with Mot...

Happy New Year! This week the amazing actress Jeannie Bolet (voice of Echo on Overwatch & Overwatch 2) joins me on the podcast to talk about growing up with a Vietnamese father and a Chinese mother in Liverpool, England. Jeannie also tells me the amazing story of her last name, what it was like living above her parent's Chinese restaurant, adjusting to life in LA, why she loves to ask people where...

Peter Wong is a Chinese-American comedian and DACA recipient who came to the US when he was 1 year old and has never been able to leave the country because of his status. We talk about what it's like being American "except the paperwork", the shock of finding out he was undocumented at 14 years old and the anger he felt towards his parents, the thought of having to go "back" to a country he has no...

Irish comedian & host of The Shift podcast Katie Boyle joins me this week to talk moving from Ireland to NYC, her past life in the art world, what she loves and hates about America, why she'd never let her kids go to college in the US, Gaelic football, her horse whisperer Dad, the beauty of Irish culture and SO MUCH MORE.  Follow Katie on IG and listen to her podcast The Shift   https://play.acast...

Trinidadian - American comedian & writer Ayanna Dookie (TruTV, Wild n Out) joins Lucie on the podcast this week. Ayanna's parents are both from Trinidad, her mother is Black and her father Indian, and Ayanna talks about the struggle to be "allowed" to identify with one or the other, the culture shock of moving from NYC to Maryland at a young age, giant flying cockroaches, her favorite "Trinny" foo...

This week Lucie is joined by hilarious Canadian comedian Graham Kay (The Tonight Show w/ Jimmy Fallon, Colbert). Graham tells Lucie the incredible tale of his Czech grandfather who hid jews, fled to France to escape fascism, traded Picassos for a boat ride to Canada and then trained his dog to exclusively poop on Russian soil. Graham talks growing up in Ottawa with his French born mother, his brot...

Lebanese-Canadian comedian and actor Dave Merheje (Hulu's Ramy, Netflix's Comedian of the World ) joins Lucie on the podcast this week to talk growing up in Windsor, going to Lebanon for the first time at 42 to discover his roots, the first time in his life he felt no anxiety, partying half naked in Beirut, his love for acting, his upcoming film opposite Star Wars' Daisey Ridley , why he thinks hi...

This week Lucie is joined by amazing Guyanese-American rapper, actor and TikTok sensation Tenn Buick. Tenn talks growing up Guyanese in Queens, the beauty of the immigrant community, karate kicking his way out of being bullied, how he started rapping at 5 years old, why herniated testicles haunt the Guyanese people, Bollywood movies and SO much more.  Follow Tenn on IG @tennbuick, follow the podca...

This week episode is a special one! It's our first remote episode as Lucie is joined by Ecuadorian-American writer Rafael Agustin (CW's Jane the Virgin ). Rafael just published his hilarious and poignant memoir "Illegally Yours" about growing up (unknowingly) undocumented in the United States. This is the first time a guest on the podcast talks about what it is like to live as an undocumented immi...

This week Lucie is joined by hilarious Colombian comedian Pedro Gonzalez (first Colombian comedian on The Late Show w/ Stephen Colbert). Lucie and Pedro talk about his life growing up on a milk farm in Colombia, depression, comedy, being undocumented, his fear of being invisible, the time he became a semi professional Salsa dance just to meet women, why he thinks New York is disgusting and so much...

This week Lucie is joined by Indian stay-at-home-Mom turned one-in-a-billion comedian & TikTok superstar Zarna Garg. Zarna just filmed her one hour special which will be released on a major streamer in 2023, was featured on Hilary & Chelsea Clinton's "Gutsy", and is the winner of Kevin Hart's Lyft Comics Competition.  Zarna talks about getting kicked out of the house at age 15 because she wanted t...

This week the incredible French-Australian-British actress, writer and voice of Overwatch & Overwatch 2's Widowmaker , Chloé Hollings joins Lucie on the podcast to talk moving from Paris to Melbourne and back again by age 7, the European way of life, always feeling like a foreigner, how many croissants she's really eaten, the French mustard supremacy, what it really means when French people say th...

This week Lucie talks to Chinese comedian & TikTok star Jiaoying Summers. With over 1.2 million TikTok followers Jiaoying is a comedy star on the rise & a true enigma. We talk about her road from "dumpster baby" to comedy queen, the first time she felt beautiful, what she loves about China, post partum depression, American women, getting texts from John Singleton, why she wants to eat Brad Pitt an...

Indonesian comedy superstar Pandji Pragiwaksono is in the Immigrant Jam house this week. With over 1.5 million YouTube subscribers and stadium tours back home, Pandji is pretty much the King of Indonesian Comedy, and now he goes to open mics, rides the bus and is basically starting from scratch.  We talk about living the dream in NYC, why Indonesians are obsessed with breaking records, his squirre...

This week's guest is none other than Indian-American actress, and bestselling author Anjali Bhimani ( Ms. Marvel, Overwatch 2, Critical Role, Apex Legends ). Anjali was born in Cleveland and grew up in Orange County, to immigrant parents from India. She describes her childhood as a time in which her parents created an environment where knowledge was more important than cultural identity.  We talk...

This week the great Ismo Leikola aka Finland's King of Comedy, joins Lucie on the podcast. Ismo is an international superstar comedian, musician, YouTuber and author. His appearance on Conan has become one of the most viewed late-night sets of all time, with over 80 million views, and he is the winner of the Laugh Factory's "Funniest Person in the World" title. We talk about a lost walrus, why dat...

This week Lucie is joined by the incredible, James Beard Award winning, Bengali-American writer Mayukh Sen. Mayukh is the author of "Taste Makers: 7 Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America" (Norton) and the son of Bengali immigrants. We talk growing up in New Jersey, why he has always felt like an outsider, how he got into food writing without knowing how to cook, being allergic to fish...

This week's episode features Kurdish-Danish comedian and neurobiologist Cansu. Cansu grew up in Copenhagen the daughter of Kurdish immigrants, lived in Portugal, the UK and moved to NYC last year. We talk being a citizen of the world, Kurdish pride, mouse brains, why she thinks New Yorkers are rude and SO much more. Follow Cansu at @cansuisdat on IG, follow the pod @immigrantjampodcast and if you...

This week the amazing Venezuelan-American comedian & writer Joanna Hausmann ( head writer on Disney+'s "Hamster & Gretel", Bill Nye Saves the World, Hyphenated Podcast ) joins Lucie in the studio to talk about what it means to her to be Venezuelan, why she won't eat Maduros, her Jewish roots and itchy butts.  Follow Joanna @johaus, follow the podcast @immigrantjampodcast :-) If you love us please...

Emiliano de Pasqual is a renowned Italian hairstylist from the Treviso region close to Venice. We talk about his path from learning to become a plumber to going to beauty school, coming to the US with a dollar and a dream, barely speaking English and forging a career as one of the most sought after hairstylists in the country. He tells me what he misses most about Italy and why his Grandma always...