Episodes
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Tokyo Drift Tendencies Ft. Jen Sakato - 168
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Abbas is joined by Comedian, Jen Sakato, and they chat about having a dog-walking business, creepy neighbors, driving like Tokyo Drift, best shoplifting techniques from youth, being half Japanese and half White, Saturday language schools, and Japanese tendencies.
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The Immigrant Section is a weekly show where guests join Abbas Wahab, Sudanese-Canadian Standup Comedian, to talk about funny cultural similarities/differences, current events, and sometimes more. It's raw and unfiltered, for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Hookah Brings People Together Ft. Zain Ali - 167
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
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Abbas is joined by Comedian, Zain Ali, and they chat about the release of SAFE BLACK, developing new material, music versus comedy audiences, living in a ratchet residence during university, how hookah brings people together, spending summers in Pakistan, and the wildest thing he's seen in Islamabad.
The Immigrant Section is a weekly show where guests join Abbas Wahab, Sudanese-Canadian Standup Comedian, to talk about funny cultural similarities/differences, current events, and sometimes more. It's raw and unfiltered, for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Not Ethnic Enough Ft. Patrick Hakeem - 166
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Monday Jul 25, 2022
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Abbas is joined by Comedian, Patrick Hakeem, and they chat about life in Toronto versus Montreal, being half Syrian and half Ecuadorian, growing up in an Italian neighborhood, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the most cocky nationalities, watching anime when your wife is gone, and why pro wrestling is great.
The Immigrant Section is a weekly show where guests join Abbas Wahab, Sudanese-Canadian Standup Comedian, to talk about funny cultural similarities/differences, current events, and sometimes more. It's raw and unfiltered, for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!
Monday Jul 18, 2022
A Black Man’s Guide to Life Abroad Ft. Danton Lamar - 165
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Monday Jul 18, 2022
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Abbas is joined by Comedian/Writer, Danton Lamar, and they chat about growing up in the states, spending 3 years in China as a teacher, living in Seoul while doing random jobs, working in Tourism in Prague, moving to Russia and his first impressions of the country, the infamous St. Petersburg Tinder scam, and how he ended up in Toronto.
The Immigrant Section is a weekly show where guests join Abbas Wahab, Sudanese-Canadian Standup Comedian, to talk about funny cultural similarities/differences, current events, and sometimes more. It's raw and unfiltered, for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Don’t Mess With North Koreans Ft. Edworld Kim - 164
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
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Abbas is joined by Comedian, Edworld Kim, and they chat about performing at Toronto Fringe Festival, earning a living off your craft, how cars can be double-edged swords, going home to visit Seoul, having a North Korean friend, weird Japanese foods, and how South Koreans are educated about the north.
The Immigrant Section is a weekly show where guests join Abbas Wahab, Sudanese-Canadian Standup Comedian, to talk about funny cultural similarities/differences, current events, and sometimes more. It's raw and unfiltered, for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!
Friday Jul 08, 2022
[BONUS] Immigrant Section Meetup #1
Friday Jul 08, 2022
Friday Jul 08, 2022
We got on Zoom to chat with some listeners, hear about how they learned about the podcast, their own experiences abroad, and favorite guests. Enjoy!
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Monday Jul 04, 2022
Flight Attendant to Inflight Entertainment Ft. Aliya Kanani - 163
Monday Jul 04, 2022
Monday Jul 04, 2022
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Abbas is joined by Comedian/Actor, Aliya Kanani, and they chat about traveler's guilt, going to international school in Tanzania, the best and worst of being a flight attendant, why airlines are struggling right now, starring in the movie Scarborough (2022 Canadian Best Motion Picture Winner), and kicking off her Fringe show Where You From From?
The Immigrant Section is a weekly show where guests join Abbas Wahab, Sudanese-Canadian Standup Comedian, to talk about funny cultural similarities/differences, current events, and sometimes more. It's raw and unfiltered, for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Success is Harder for Rappers Than Comedians Ft. Chris Robinson - 162
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Monday Jun 27, 2022
On July 7th we're going LIVE with y'all listeners, get the Zoom link!
Abbas is joined by Comedian/Actor, Chris Robinson, and they chat about being a lead on a TV show (Crave's Pillow Talk), bringing hood friends to nice places, the US immigration process for artists, Canadian weed versus the world, whether it's harder to succeed as a rapper or comedian, running into shady promoters, and why it's better to say you're actor than a comedian.
The Immigrant Section is a weekly show where guests join Abbas Wahab, Sudanese-Canadian Standup Comedian, to talk about funny cultural similarities/differences, current events, and sometimes more. It's raw and unfiltered, for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Lessons From the Libyan Revolution Ft. AJ Bate - 161
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Monday Jun 20, 2022
On July 7th we're going LIVE with y'all listeners, get the Zoom link!
Abbas is joined by Comedian/Filmmaker, AJ Bate, and they chat about prayer marks and hardcore Muslims, how the Libyan revolution changed his perspective, trying to co-exist with the old-school immigrant mentality, the hustle of independent filmmaking, the necessary evil that is social media, and Uganda's supposed discovery of 31 million tons of gold.
The Immigrant Section is a weekly show where guests join Abbas Wahab, Sudanese-Canadian Standup Comedian, to talk about funny cultural similarities/differences, current events, and sometimes more. It's raw and unfiltered, for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Trinidadians Are Mad Superstitious Ft. Brandon Ash-Mohammed - 160
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Monday Jun 13, 2022
On July 7th we're going LIVE with y'all listeners, get the Zoom link!
Abbas is joined by Comedian/Actor, Brandon Ash-Mohammed, and they chat about his unique name, doing 23andMe as black dudes, going to ADHD camp, being head writer on Canada's Drag Race, why no one knows the Canadian Screen Awards, going to a wild Muslim funeral, his superstitious Trinidadian family, and how immigrants love Dettol antiseptic.
The Immigrant Section is a weekly show where guests join Abbas Wahab, Sudanese-Canadian Standup Comedian, to talk about funny cultural similarities/differences, current events, and sometimes more. It's raw and unfiltered, for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!