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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!

The Immigrant Section Abbas Wahab

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    • 4.7 • 50 Ratings

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!

    The Immigrant Section Farewell Ft. Dante Williams - 200

    The Immigrant Section Farewell Ft. Dante Williams - 200

    Abbas sits down with podcast producer, Dante Williams, and they chat about the evolution of this podcast, what the future holds, and why it had to come to an end.
    On behalf of Abbas, Dante, and all the guests you've seen over the last 4 years, thank you so much for listening and watching! I hope you tune into the next chapter.connect abbas | dante

    • 45 min
    Don’t Underestimate Small Towns Ft. Moe Ismail - 199

    Don’t Underestimate Small Towns Ft. Moe Ismail - 199

    Abbas is joined by Comedian, Moe Ismail, and they chat about being a comedian while substitute teaching, dealing with trouble kids, Quebec schools not allowing hijabs, small town audiences, and getting into the zone on stage.
    connect with  Abbas / Moe
    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!
    Support The Show!
    STAND-UP TOUR DATES:
    03/24 Toronto, ON
    04/02 Montreal, QC
    04/07 Windsor, ON
    04/15 Harriston, ON
    04/22 Hamilton, ON
    05/12 Kingston, ON

    • 1 hr 8 min
    You Gotta Do Side Quests in Life Ft. Jordan Policicchio - 198

    You Gotta Do Side Quests in Life Ft. Jordan Policicchio - 198

    Abbas is joined by Comedian/Actor, Jordan Policicchio, and they chat about the collapsing comedy hierarchy, Chris Rock's new special, dipping into the US to showcase, the difficulty of artist Visas, and balancing money with purpose.
    connect with  Abbas / Jordan
    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!
    Support The Show!
    TOUR DATES:
    03/24 Toronto, ON
    04/02 Montreal, QC
    04/07 Windsor, ON
    04/15 Harriston, ON
    04/22 Hamilton, ONGET TICKETS

    • 1 hr 9 min
    You Can’t Leave Hawaii With Mangos Ft. Nitish Sakhuja - 197

    You Can’t Leave Hawaii With Mangos Ft. Nitish Sakhuja - 197

    Abbas is joined by Comedian, Nitish Sakhuja, and they chat about vacation in Hawaii, LSD versus mushroom experiences, comedians using AI to write jokes, getting stopped at the airport over mangoes, why touring too long sucks, Toronto celebrity Nav Bhatia, and getting into jiu-jitsu.Nitish's New Comedy Album Person out on Apple/Spotify/YouTube on March 10th!
    connect with  Abbas / Nitish
    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!
    Support The Show!
    TOUR DATES
    Toronto, ONWindsor, ONMontreal, QCHarriston, ONHamilton, ONGET TICKETS

    • 1 hr
    Confessions of A Funny Black Woman Ft. Bougie B Bougé - 196

    Confessions of A Funny Black Woman Ft. Bougie B Bougé - 196

    Abbas is joined by Comedian, Bougie B Bougie, and they chat about squatter's rights, the "professional" tenant scheme, what fish means in the drag community, leaving the corporate life, how dogs calm you down, and lessons from living in Thailand and Morocco.
    connect with  Abbas / Bougie
    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!
    Support The Show!
    TOUR DATES:
    03/24 Toronto, ON
    04/02 Montreal, QC
    04/07 Windsor, ON
    04/15 Harriston, ONGET TICKETS

    • 1 hr 12 min
    Rihanna Got More Hits Than Beyoncé Ft. James Cummins - 195

    Rihanna Got More Hits Than Beyoncé Ft. James Cummins - 195

    Abbas is joined by Comedian/Podcaster, James "Jam Easy" Cummins, and they chat about the Super Bowl, Rihanna versus Beyoncé, the upcoming Jon Jones UFC fight, driving across the country, having terrible game as teens, and watching Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio on mushrooms.
    connect with  Abbas / James
    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!
    Support The Show & Get Every Episode
    TOUR DATES:02/17-18 Winnipeg, ON
    03/24 Toronto, ON
    04/02 Montreal, QC
    04/07 Windsor, ON
    04/15 Harriston, ONGET TICKETS

    • 1 hr 8 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
50 Ratings

50 Ratings

creativeflows1990 ,

Hilarious host, awesome content

Love listening to this guy. Great content that’s relatable. Highly recommend checking this podcast out.

saifElkholy ,

Wont change your life, but will make you laugh like crazy

Honestly one of the best podcasts I’ve heard. The guests he brings on are funny, and always show a new aspect of some culture that i was never aware about. Highly recommend!

Vasundra Srinivasan ,

Honestly Hilarious!

Interesting, well curated and intelligent. Love this content.

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