The official podcast of comedian and actor Abbas Wahab, previously called ”The Immigrant Section”.
Episodes
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
Joe Botelho, Stand-Up Comic/Roofer/Podcaster (checkout his podcast Go Home Joe ), came by the studio and we chat about breast milk (3:33), differences between musicians and comedians (20:50), Andrew Schulz (28:20), bombing recently on stage (37:45), starting stand-up on Zoom shows (56:40), and getting banned from venues (1:11:00).
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https://www.patreon.com/theimmigrantsection
More Joe:
https://www.instagram.com/theangryskeptic/
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https://www.youtube.com/c/AbbasWahab
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Sunday Dec 20, 2020
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
Big Norm, Stand-Up Comic/Chef/Podcaster (checkout his podcast Extra Gravy) , came by the studio and we chat about Filipino culture and talent (2:00), his early comedy days and being told NOT to sing (14:00), AUDIO GETS FIXED AT (20:04), Manny Pacquiao (29:00), stories from the Naval reserves (52:05), working as Machel Montano's chef in Trinidad (60:30), and the story of getting trapped in Taiwan for 7 months (01:15:00).
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https://www.patreon.com/theimmigrantsection
More Big Norm:
https://www.instagram.com/bignormcomedy/
https://linktr.ee/extragravyshow
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https://www.youtube.com/c/AbbasWahab
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Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Bret Measor, Stand-Up Comic/Retired Game Designer, came by the studio and we chat about Filipino-level talent(3:21) , retiring from game design (10:20) , becoming the hike guy, our corporate pet peeves (17:20), chasing money (40:56), types of coffee-drinkers in an office (49:52), and the movie Tenet (1:19:29).
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https://www.patreon.com/theimmigrantsection
More Bret:
https://twitter.com/BretGoesOutside
https://www.instagram.com/bretgoesoutside/
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https://www.instagram.com/theimmigrantsection/
https://www.youtube.com/c/AbbasWahab
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Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
AJ Bate, Stand-up Comedian/Engineer/Filmmaker and host of the In Search of Zen Podcast, came by the studio and we chat about the pressure of impressing guests in Arab culture, trying to silence that need for acceptance, doing stand-up in Africa, the occupational hazards of comedy, people who are fake-passionate, the wonders of YouTube tutorials, and bullying yourself.
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https://www.patreon.com/theimmigrantsection
More AJ:
https://www.instagram.com/itsajbate/
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/in-search-of-zen/id1493938842
More Immigrant Section Content:
https://www.instagram.com/theimmigrantsection/
https://www.youtube.com/c/AbbasWahab
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Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Ola Labib, Stand-up Comedian/Clinical Pharmacist, zooms in and we chat about how she got into stand-up while working as a pharmacist, comedy gong shows, Sudanese immigrants in Canada versus the UK, the best part of visiting Sudan, the standard of living in UK, catching COVID and what that was like, and the reason why pharmacists take so long to fill prescriptions.
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https://www.patreon.com/theimmigrantsection
More Ola:
https://www.instagram.com/theolalabib/
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https://www.instagram.com/theimmigrantsectionpodcast/
https://www.youtube.com/c/AbbasWahab
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Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Falafel Kimchi, Content Creator/Old Friend, comes by the studio and we chat about growing up together in London, the funny thing about being 5'11, going to Mauritania to learn Arabic, people's reaction to a Korean speaking Arabic, the new slang, how the entertainment industry has evolved, our TikTok pet peeves, and the pros/cons of getting recognized.
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https://www.patreon.com/theimmigrantsection
More Falafel Kimchi:
https://www.instagram.com/falafel.kimchi
https://www.tiktok.com/@falafelkimchi
https://twitter.com/falafelkimchi
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9yFm2KPAQi4Xn1xQ73Oc1w
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https://www.youtube.com/c/AbbasWahab
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Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Bentley Brown, Content Creator/Filmmaker (Checkout his Documentary, Revolution From A Far ), zoomed in and we chat about growing up as a white kid in Chad, working as an election monitor and interning for Jimmy Carter, the recent explosion in Beirut, obvious white privilege, ISIS targeting exhausted Sudanese medical students, Khartoum Airport's infamous "Exit Tax", and the time he monitored an election in Sudan.
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https://www.patreon.com/theimmigrantsection
More Bentley:
https://www.youtube.com/user/Atitois
https://www.instagram.com/waldbrown/
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https://www.youtube.com/c/AbbasWahab
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Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Marc Anthony Sinagoga, Comedian, came by and we talk about getting super into walking, the handiness of Grandfathers, Italian Nonnas playing matchmaker, Italians not accepting YouTubers, paying off debt with CERB (Canadian Emergency Relief Benefit) money, people adjusting to a post-CERB lifestyle, and Katt William's career.
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https://www.patreon.com/theimmigrantsection
More Marc:
https://www.instagram.com/notmarcanthony/
https://www.tiktok.com/@notmarcanthony
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https://www.youtube.com/c/AbbasWahab
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Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Omer Jamal, World Traveler/CEO of Fortuna.AI, came by and we chat about how COVID has changed work culture, the hardest part of running a company, Jeff Bezos' daily schedule, Elon Musk's crazy ambitions, the wisdom of billionaire Naval Ravikant, why banking is so behind in Canada, and what's holding back cryptocurrency.
More Omer:
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/omer-jamal
https://www.instagram.com/omerjxm/
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https://www.youtube.com/c/AbbasWahab
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Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Symmone P, Comedian, came by and we chat about spending months on Hawaii's big island, the quality of life vs. Toronto, Hawaiian cuisine, if there's truth to Zodiac Signs, quarantining in the middle of nowhere, the fatigue of trying to fit in, and finding a sense of belonging.
More Symmone:
https://www.instagram.com/sparkthepower/
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https://www.youtube.com/c/AbbasWahab
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