Season 5, Episode 3: Isabel Kanaan - Co-Creator and Star of OMNI's "Abroad" TV Show

About Today's Show

Welcome to episode 3 Season 5 of #SenecaProud Podcast!

In this episode of the #SenecaProud podcast, we talk TikTok, TV, and chasing your dreams with Seneca College graduate Isabel Kanaan. 

Isabel shares her story of moving to Canada from the Philippines when she was a teenager, and what it was like to have to finish out her final year in high school in a completely new country.  And while she dreamed of going into entertainment in the Philippines, the thought of her realizing that dream in Canada seemed like a more of a fantasy - until she enrolled in the Acting for Camera and Voice Programme at Seneca College.  And the rest, as they say, is history.

In this episode we also talk about:

• What it's like as a child of immigrant parents to pursue a career that's not "easy to define."
• How the multicultural, diverse aspect of the TV show "Abroad,"  filmed both in English and in Tagalog, has an impact on people beyond the Filipino community.
• How important it is to pursue the career to you love.

About the TV Show, "Abroad"

"Abroad" is a weekly comedy sketch show about life as seen through the eyes of Isabel Kanaan, in her experience as a Canadian.  Abroad is filmed bi-lingually, in both English and Tagalog.  In its second season, Abroad will be starting in May, on on the OMNI television network.  Check your television listings for showtimes.

About our Guest, Isabel Kanaan 

Isabel Kanaan is a Filipina-Canadian actor, comedian, and writer best known for OMNI’s Abroad.  She was on CBC’s Air Farce (a legendary comedy show), TFC’s BRGY, and MYX’s News Hotlist.

She was awarded the NBC Universal Bob Curry Fellowship, the RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award, one of NOW Toronto’s breakthrough stage artists, and was nominated for a Premier’s Award for her expeditious achievements in theatre, film, and TV.  Also, what you will learn from our interview is that it was her time at Seneca College that re-ignited her passion for acting, and made so much of her success possible.

 

In addition to Abroad, selected TV Credits: Overlord and the Underwoods (Nickelodeon), The Good Witch (Hallmark), Nurses (NBC), Hudson & Rex (City TV), Holly Hobbie (Hulu).

 

Isabel is also popular on Social Media, where on Tiktok her humorous style of storytelling has over 180k followers and nearly 6 million likes.