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 brother Peter who has autism and his autism podcast "Autastic", why he felt upside down in LA but feels ...
Dec 07, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 37
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 his Dad is an alien AND SO MUCH MORE! Follow Dave on IG @davemerheje and follow the podcast @immigrant...
Nov 30, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 36
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 podcast @immigrantjampodcast and follow Lucie @ulovelucie :-) Please check out the Patreon and consider su...
Nov 23, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 35
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 immigrant in the US and it's an important, eye opening discussion. Rafael talks about the culture shock ...
Nov 16, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 34
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 more. Follow Pedro @pedrosjokes and follow the podcast @immigrantjampodcast. Check out the Patreon ...
Nov 09, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 33
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 to learn instead of getting married, finding her way to the US, living under a rock for 16 yea...
Nov 02, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 32
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 they have a pussy in their throat and SO much more! Chloé is the author of a French bestselling bo...
Oct 26, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 31
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 and SO much more. Follow Jiaoying @jiaoyingsummer & follow the podcast @immigrantjampodcas...
Oct 19, 2022•48 min
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 squirrel fascination, what's Indonesian, why the US isn't spicy enough for him, conservatism back home and s...
Oct 12, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 29
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 being small vs. feeling small, her journey as an Indian-American actress from Orange County to Broadw...
Oct 05, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 28
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 dating is easier in Finland than in the US, being bad at small talk, funny Finnish words, pea soup Thur...
Sep 28, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 27
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 as a Bengali kid and so much more! ***We are doing a give-away of Mayukh's book, to enter please fo...
Sep 21, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 26
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 want to support PLEASE check out our Patreon www.patreon.com/luciepohl Send any questions/comments t...
Sep 14, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 25
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 review & rating the podcast! And if you would like to to support please check out the Pat...
Sep 07, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 24
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 told him, "There's no summer without flies." AND SO MUCH MORE! Emiliano now lives in Miami with his ...
Aug 24, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 22
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 being a 30 year old biomedical engineer who had never kissed a boy to performing in front of thousa...
Aug 17, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 21
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, hilarious and so inspiring. He tells me about the first time he moved to the US at age 20, working in souven...
Aug 10, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 20
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 talks about how painful it was to be forced to leave her home at 12 years old, how she is still pro...
Aug 03, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 19
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 Mitzvah, the time he and his identical twin brother came out to their Japanese grandparents, being bull...
Jul 27, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 18
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 about being what makes her American, why she chose to start wearing the Hijab in middle school despit...
Jul 20, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 17
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 growing up as the only Korean family in Norwich, England, dealing with racism, going to music boar...
Jul 13, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 16
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, comedy, what he means when he says he wants to be the medicine that makes the sugar go down, the feeli...
Jul 06, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 15
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 basement, being stuck in cultural purgatory, not having a language to communicate to her grandmother in, h...
Jun 29, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 14
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 iconic character of all time, his obsession with Looney Tunes and so much more. This episode was rec...
Jun 22, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 13
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 a casting director didn't believe he was Latino becauser he passes as white and what it feels like h...
Jun 15, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 12
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 without Yorkshire Gold Tea, why he wants to ban peanutbutter sandwiches, and so much more! Follow Chri...
Jun 08, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 11
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. Make sure to follow her @kaneezsurka and please rate, review and share this episode with everyone yo...
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 10
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, fatherhood, why he wants to deport Michael Rappaport and so much more. Follow Fabrizio @fabrizioco...
May 25, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 9
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:-)
May 18, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 8
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 & Twitter. And if you love this podcast, be sure to like, subscribe and share!
May 11, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 7
