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This week Raw Comedy finalist He Huang joins us to discuss aeroplane rice, international open mics, and Tinder as an anthropological tool. Can you eat Szechuan hotpot while wearing gothic make-up? Let’s find out together! Our Patreon! He Huang: @huanghe007 Sonia: @soniadsees Mel: @woolseyemelbourne Producer André: AndreX Check out Sonia’s gig info, clips and more on Facebook here

Writer and comedian Brendan Wan joins us to talk about cooking in lockdown and how the comfort food from our childhood inspired his iView show, Gourmet Lazy. Our Patreon! Brendan: @mrbrendanwan Sonia: @soniadsees Mel: @woolseyemelbourne Producer André: AndreX Check out Sonia’s gig info, clips and more on Facebook here

Crishelle Lopez joins us to talk about being an immigration lawyer and the effects of Covid on the industry. Plus she tells us about being entered in Little Miss Phillipines as a child and more! Our Patreon! Sonia: @soniadsees Mel: @woolseyemelbourne Producer André: AndreX Check out Sonia’s gig info, clips and more on Facebook here

Dahn Rozario joins us to talk growing up around different ethnic groups and how that created tension as well as how it influenced his online sketches. Plus great food, doofs and more! Dan: @dahngelo Sonia: @soniadsees Mel: @woolseyemelbourne Producer André: AndreX Check out Sonia’s gig info, clips and more on Facebook here

Comedian, Andrew Portelli joins us for a very funny episode where we chat Italian neighbourhoods of Perth, dating advice from Nonna, Italian memes and more! Andrew: @entertheportman  Sonia: @soniadsees Mel: @woolseyemelbourne Producer André: AndreX Check out Sonia’s gig info, clips and more on Facebook here

Mel and Sonia kick off season five by chatting about their surnames, parents names, some popular and funny Italian names and more. Sonia: @soniadsees Mel: @woolseyemelbourne Producer André: AndreX Check out Sonia’s gig info, clips and more on Facebook here

Ashley Vola joins us and shares what it was like representing Cameroon on Channel Seven’s ‘Plate of Origin’. She tells us about the pros and cons of presenting a cuisine many Australians are unfamiliar with, plus how she got into dressmaking and more. Ashley: @volafoods Sonia: @soniadsees Mel: @woolseyemelbourne Producer André: AndreX Check out Sonia’s gig info, clips and more on Facebook here

Gamze Kirik joins us to talk writing and performing stand-up about her family and cultural background. She shares what it was like visiting Turkey, we discuss the connection with people and places when visiting your family's country of origin and more!  Gamze: www.gamzekirik.com Sonia: @soniadsees Mel: @woolseyemelbourne Producer André: AndreX Check out Sonia’s gig info, clips and more on Facebook here

Comedian, Joe White tells us stories about his early life in Sudan, his incredible mother and how he uses comedy to share his experiences. We also hear about how he created the hit live comedy showcase, Best of Africa and more! Joe: www.joewhitecomedian.com/ Sonia: @soniadsees Mel: @woolseyemelbourne Producer André: AndreX Check out Sonia’s gig info, clips and more on Facebook here

We’re joined by Jay Ooi, creator and host of the podcast Shoes Off: Stories about Asian Australian culture. He shares what it’s like to create the podcast with topics ranging from Australia’s history of racism to bubble tea, why he started it and more!  Shoes Off Podcast Sonia: @soniadsees Mel: @woolseyemelbourne Producer André: AndreX Check out Sonia’s gig info, clips and more on Facebook here

Cristina Abela is the co-founder of Latin Stories Australia and she joins Mel and Sonia to discuss the project. She also shares her experience of living in Australia as a recent immigrant versus years down the track, her connection to Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations and more! Latin Stories Australia: @latinstoriesaustralia  Sonia: @soniadsees Mel: @woolseyemelbourne Producer André: AndreX Check out Sonia’s gig info, clips and more on Facebook here

Mel and Sonia are talking about talking… Italian! All things growing up around the language, how much they learnt, what they found difficult to pick up, peculiar phrases and more!  Sonia: @soniadsees Mel: @woolseyemelbourne Producer André: AndreX Check out Sonia’s gig info, clips and more on Facebook here

Author and comedian Sami Shah joins us and discusses raising a child in a different country to the one he grew up in, moving from the huge city of Karachi, Pakistan to regional Western Australia, performing comedy in both countries and more! Find more great content on our Facebook Page here Sami: @samishahdotcom  Sonia: @soniadsees Mel: @woolseyemelbourne Producer André: AndreX Check out Sonia’s gig info, clips and more here

Actor Karanvir Malhotra (What Are The Odds?, Selection Day, The Forgotten Army) joins us to discuss the joys and difficulties of living between two countries, finding his love for acting in Melbourne, and more! Find more great content on our Facebook Page here Karanvir: @karanvirm  Sonia: @soniadsees Mel: @woolseyemelbourne Producer André: AndreX Check out Sonia’s gig info, clips and more on Facebook here

We’re joined by comedian and Logie winner, Dilruk Jayasinha (Utopia, HYBPA?, Hughesy We Have A Problem) for a very fun chat about fitting in, homesickness, cricket, Jason Donovan and more!  Find more great content on our Facebook Page here Dilruk: @dilrukj  Sonia: @soniadsees Mel: @woolseyemelbourne Producer André: AndreX Check out Sonia’s gig info, clips and more on Facebook here

Podcaster and comedian Alexei Toliopoulos joins us to talk wog comedy, his love of Looking For Alibrandi and his misfortunes at Greek school. Find more great content on our Facebook Page here Alexei: @thisisalexei Sonia: @soniadsees Mel: @woolseyemelbourne Producer André: AndreX Check out Sonia’s gig info, clips and more on Facebook here

We’re joined by actor and comedian Diana Nguyen who shares what went into making Phi and Me, the first Vietnamese-Australian family comedy webseries. We also discuss navigating dating and sexuality with family expectations and more! Find more great content on our Facebook Page here Diana: @realdiananguyen and diananguyen.com.au Sonia: @soniadsees Mel: @woolseyemelbourne Producer André: AndreX Check out Sonia’s gig info, clips and more on Facebook here

Mel and Sonia kick off season 3 by talking about some common Italian superstitions. We consider their origins and discuss our personal experience with these beliefs. There’s spilling oil, hats on beds, crotch grabbing and of course the dreaded malocchio (the evil eye). Find more great content on our Facebook Page here Sonia: @soniadsees Mel: @woolseyemelbourne Producer André: AndreX Check out Sonia’s gig info, clips and more on Facebook here

We're back for season 3 on Thursday, August 18!

Ivan Aristeguieta tells Mel and Sonia about being part of the first wave of stand-up comedians in Venezuela and breaking into the Australian comedy scene. Plus he shares some details on the turmoil in Venezuela and we connect over meeting family in your country of heritage for the first time. Find Ivan here Sonia: @soniadsees Mel: @woolseyemelbourne Producer André: AndreX Find more great content on our Facebook page here