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/luciepohl Follow Zahid on IG @zahiddewji & follow the pod @immigrantjampodcast Thank you for lis...
Jul 19, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 67
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 up in the REAL NYC, to Kunal making up proverbs, to banning chicken wings; this episode is like going...
Jul 12, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 66
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 Patreon for early access to episodes & more www.patreon.com/luciepohl Check out James on IG @camac...
Jul 05, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 65
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 rejoice! Check out Ming on IG @mingchen37 & check out the podcast @immigrantjampodcast Would you c...
Jun 28, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 64
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 into a comedian and so much more! Check out the Patreon for early accces & extras www.patreon.co...
Jun 21, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 63
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 out the Patreon for early access to episodes, extras and a fun community www.patreon.com/lu...
Jun 14, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 62
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/luciepohl Follow Mohtasham on IG @mohtashamyaqub - follow the podcast @immigrantjampodcast - follow L...
Jun 07, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 62
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 also teaches us the absolute weirdest GERMAN word ever! Some of you may remember episode #16...
May 31, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 60
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 still determine where you are at home and the two of them wonder if serious women are afraid of being ...
May 24, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 59
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, what he thinks of the US, the first time he saw snow, Nigerian scammers, turning people into goats ...
May 17, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 58
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! Follow Mario on IG @marioadrion & follow the podcast @immigrantjampodcast PLEASE leave us a revi...
Apr 29, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 57
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 @immigrantjampodcast Please check out our Patreon to support www.patreon.com/luciepohl
Apr 19, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 56
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 pop tarts and so much more! Follow Loyiso @Loyisomadinga on IG & follow the podcast @immigrantjamp...
Apr 12, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 55
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 more! Follow Hoodo on IG @hoodocomedy & follow the podcats @immigrantjampodcast If you love the...
Apr 06, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 54
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 starred in an epic milk commercial in the UK, giant croissants AND we call my Dad Klaus to find out w...
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 53
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 business degrees, the ancient Ukrainian butthole proverb and SO SO SO much more! Follow Greg @bermancomedy...
Mar 22, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 52
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 is and so so much more! Follow Dauood on IG @dauoodn & follow the podcast @immigrantjampodcast C...
Mar 15, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 51
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 public, how China could help racism, Danish movies, American culture and so much more! Follow Bianca...
Mar 08, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 50
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 fashioned New York poop stories. Also we come up with the concept of being a narcissist for a day, we discus...
Mar 01, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 49
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 the Stars, why he feels like he's living his American Dream, German poop shelves, his hatred for PB...
Feb 22, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 48
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 Ireland, pineapple on pizza, what it's like not feeling like the person people perceive you to be, and SO...
Feb 15, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 47
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 infamous mob boss Nicky Scarfo and even had his very own pair of Lederhosen. We get into growing up 2nd g...
Feb 08, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 46
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 hates cereal and so much more! Follow Carmen on IG & TikTok @carmencomedian & follow the podcast...
Feb 01, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 45
#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 so much more! Follow the podcast on IG @immigrantjampodcast & follow Che @chedurena. Please...
Jan 25, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 44
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 biscuits and so much more! Oh and Mike finds the REAL Dale Turner. Follow Sami on IG @samibronowski ...
Jan 18, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 43
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 Mother Theresa, if Mama's Junction is a real place and so much more! Plus we show each other picture...
Jan 11, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 42
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 they're from and hates pizza and so much more. Follow Jeannie on IG @jeanniebolet & follow ...
Jan 03, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 41
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 memory of, German nudists, why he loves chaos and thinks imperfections are sexy, uncomfortable trut...
Dec 28, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 40
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.com/s/theshift https://www.instagram.com/katieboylecomic/?hl=en Sign up for Patreon for extras &am...
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 39
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" food, racism, dating, her obsession with German boys and so much more! Oh and this episode also fea...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 38
