Immigrant Jam

Our guest this week is comedian Soo Ra, who was born in Korea and adopted by a white family in Michigan as a baby. We talk about what looking Korean but not speaking the language or having grown up with any Korean culture feels like, why she thinks she is related to King Kong, what she would say to her birthmother if she ever met her, watching K dramas, opening for Jeff Ross and so much more. Soo...

This week's slightly delayed episode features comedian Naomi Karavani ( Redacted Tonight ). Naomi grew up with Yemeni-Israeli Jewish parents in New Jersey, lived a life as an archeologist and is now a comedian living in NYC. We talk ancient civilizations, the mystery of the Yemeni-Jewish conehead wedding tradiiton, how she lost her job because of the war in Ukraine, her podcast Cargo Cult, why fak...

We're back with another delicious episode this week featuring Israeli-American rapper & comedian Kosha Dillz (MTV's Wild n Out) aka Ramy Matan Even-Esh. From getting sober in jail and turning his life around to becoming a rapper, Ramy's story is touching and hilarious. We talk the power of writing, his Jewish identity, the importance of failure, bathroom ettiquette, why he wants to ban broccoli an...

This week the hilarious half Colombian, half Puerto Rican, Queens native, comedian Lissa Lenis joins me on the podcast. Lissa talks candidly about her weight loss journey and her plans to get a Brazilian Butt Lift and Tummy Tuck, we get into what it means to be a New Yorker, the telenovela that is her family, cheating Dads, how to live on an Indian Reservation without being Native American, and if...

The time has come for Carolina Ravassa, Colombian-born actress, producer & voice of Sombra on Overwatch/2 & Raze on Valorant, and so much more to make her Immigrant Jam debut! Carolina and I have been friends and Overwatch family for over 6 years and had an absolute blast talking growing up in Cali, Vagina Monologues, what fame feels like, banning side salads and so much more. This is the short ve...

It's a brand new episode featuring comedian Zahid Dewji (The Tonight Show w/ Jimmy Fallon). Zahid joins Lucie to talk his Tanzanian-Indian parents, murdering house plants, stoners vs. drunks, his list of food grievances, why arguing is fun and so so SO much more! This is a hot episode filled with laughs and immigrant philosophies! Check out the Patreon for extras & to support: www.patreon.com/luci...

This is episode is a WILD one. This week the HILARIOUS Indian-American-Queens-NYC-raised comedian Kunal C. Arora joins me on the podcast. Strap in because this conversation goes a mile a minute. From being sent to Muslim "fat camp" as a skinny Hindu boy, to whether or not humanity needs religion, to Kunal's dreams of starting a cult where everyone masturbates in pods, to what it was like growing u...

This week the hilarious half Chinese, half Puerto Rican comedian James Camacho is on the podcast to talk his Chinese mother and Puerto Rican father, apologies - how much they mean and why they matter, happiness and if it's a myth, not being allowed to do what you love, how parents screw their kids up, why America is gaslighting everyone, James' crazy work ethic & so much more!  Check out the Patre...

The amazing Ming Chen (AMC's Comic Book Men) joins Lucie on the pod this week and talks his love for comic cons, how he fell into a TV career, his Chinese parents and why he never learned to speak Chinese, how Kevin Smith's movie CLERKS changed his life, finding a way to do what you love, why Asians are less angry, Alaskan strip clubs and SO MUCH MORE! Ming's positivity is inspiring! Listen and re...

This week the amazing, badass Chinese-Canadian-American online mom comedy sensation Alyce Chan joins Lucie on the podcast. They talk growing up in Vancouver, working in her parent's Chinese supermarket, how embarrassed Alyce was of being Chinese well into her 30's until a car accident changed her perspective on her parent's sacrifices, making comedy for moms, how a mean children's book turned her...

This week Hungarian-American actor, writer, comedian, improviser & Broadway star Peter Grosz (The Menu, Veep, Seth Meyers, Colbert) joins Lucie on the podcast to talk lessons from his Hungarian/Romanian immigrant father, improv brain, the value in travel and taking risks, rooming with Seth Meyers, where persistence comes from, his big Trump-diarrhea fantasy, being on Broadway & so much more! Check...

This week upcoming Pakistani comedian Mohtasham Yaqub joins Lucie to talk about growing up in Pakistan as a child movie star, his disastruous audition for The Voice, how he got started in stand up, moving to Minnesota, the time he got scammed by John Casablancas, and SO MUCH MORE. For early access to episodes, extras and to support the podcast please consider becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/l...

This week the incredibly accomplished, internationally renowned & supremely talented violinist, composer, writer and comedian Aleksey Igudesman and former musician & founder of the Music Traveler app Julia Rhee join us. We talk the definition of home, being nation fluid, how creativity keeps you happy, enjoying life despite hardships, music, accepting criticism, fruit loops, underwear AND Aleksey...

This week we cross pollinate immigrant themed podcasts by welcoming the amazing Pakistani-American host of Immigrantly Podcast and human rights activist Saadia Khan to join us. Lucie and Saadia talk being othered, raw truths, the importance of letting people tell their own stories, if it's ok to ask people where they are from, the moment Saadia found out what Abbey Road was, if passports should st...

We are back from a quick hiatus with amazing Zimbabwean comedian Learnmore Jonasi (Steve Harvey Award, Comedy Central). Learnmore's was raised in Chimanimani, a village in Zimbabwe, and moved to the US very recently. We talk about his happy childhood raised by his grandparents surrounded by nature, mountains and dogs, how he went from getting chairs thrown at him on stage to headlining the Apollo,...

This week's (slightly delayed) episode features the first GERMAN guest on the podcast, model-turned-youtuber-turned-comedian Mario Adrion (American Idol). We talk about the dark side of male modeling, why straight men need to cuddle more, Mario's porn star friends, why he loves being German, how his dad raised him with no toxic masculinity, ball tickling, chimney sweeps, carrots and SO MUCH MORE!...

This week hilarious Colombian-American #comedian,# restauranteur and proud #vegan Alex Carabaño (HBO Latino) joins Lucie on the podcast to talk getting hair plugs, dating his stepsister, coming out to his Colombian family as vegan, where courage comes from, comedy, growing up in NYC, bombing at a Pakistani dance party and SO MUCH MORE!  Follow Alex @alexcarabaño and follow the podcast @immigrantja...

This week the amazing South African comedian Loyiso Madinga ( The Daily Show, Netflix's Comedians of the World ) joins Lucie on this week to talk what it's like being an immigrant dad, growing up in rural South Africa without electricity or running water, why he thinks New Yorkers are the nicest meanest people on earth, the different personalities he takes on in the languages he speaks, banning po...

The amazing, hilarious Canadian-Somali-Djiboutian comedian Hoodo Hersi ( Comedy Central, Seth Meyers ) joins us this week. We talk how difficult it is to find men who can handle strong women, Mike realizes he's Somali at heart, immigrant vacations, why you need to be delusional to do comedy, Somali sayings, her progressive yet traditional mother, taking the best of both cultural worlds and so much...

This week's guest extroardinaire is Canadian-Austrian-Greek comedian & unhinged genius Pat Burtscher (Comedy Central). Pat tells me about growing up in Thornhill outside of Toronto with an Austrian father and a Greek mother and always feeling like a weirdo. We also talk about what it means to be brave, butt gum, rats, what he loves about stand up comedy, why he became vegetarian, the time he starr...

We're back with another episode this time recorded in LA at Slap Studios featuring Ukrainian - American comedian, actor and former magician Greg Berman (NBC). Greg and I talk about how his family moved to the US from Ukraine to seek asylum, his immigrant parents and their bitter sweet relationship to their homeland, his former life as a magician, the time he lived with doves, why he has two busine...

We are back with Afghan-American comedian Dauood Naimyar (Comedy Central) this week for another LA recorded episode of pure immigrant delight! Dauood talks being the first white washed member of his immigrant family, his 10 year plan to save Afghanistan, why he was a scumbag for 3 years, Afghan humor, what makes people laugh, his road to comedy, his hatred for beans, what his faborite Afghan food...

It's our 50th episode! This week we're recording from LA & our guest is the fabulous Czech comedian Bianca Cristovao (Colbert). Bianca made her late night debut recently and is about to go on a European tour with Bill Burr. We talk growing up in Prague and moving to LA at 19, being one of 5 black people in the Czech Republic, accents, how language opens up your brain, Czech sayings, crying in publ...

This week hilarious Colombian-Canadian comedian Santi Espinosa (La Comedy Mafia) joins us on the pod to talk moving from Colombia to NYC, from NYC to Colombia, and from Colombia to Canada all before the age of 18, idolizing America, feeling like the perpetual immigrant, his dad's gambling addicition and why he didn't cry when he died, single moms (do we even need Dads?), and some good old fashione...

This week the absolutely hilarious Uruguayan comedian Juan Nicolón (FLAMA, The NY Times). Juan tells me all about what it was like growing up in Montevideo. We also talk about his Dad who is a scuba diver for the Uruguayan navy, what goes into a Uruguayan sandwich, if butt washing is a tradition over there, why he feels like he's constantly being reminded he's not from here, Uruguayan Dancing With...