''Abroad'' is a Canadian sketch comedy television series, which debuted in 2022 on

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. Created by Isabel Kanaan, the series presents comedy sketches in both

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and Tagalog, inspired by Kanaan's own experience as a

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immigrant to Canada. The cast also includes Justin Santiago, Nicco Lorenzo Garcia, Joy Castro and Aldrin Bundoc, with guest appearances by Christian Smith, Jon Blair, Nile Seguin, Natalie Metcalfe, Paloma Nuñez, Jillian Welsh, Sharjil Rasool, Carolyn Fe, Adelio Moras, Byron Abalos, Li Chen and Alanis Foroughi. The series was produced by Longhope Media.Liza Sardi
"Second Jen star brings first sketch comedy series to OMNI"
'' Playback'', November 26, 2021. The series received a

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nomination for Best Sketch Comedy Program or Series at the

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in 2023.

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* 2020s Canadian sketch comedy television series 2022 Canadian television series debuts Omni Television original programming Filipino-Canadian culture {{Canada-comedy-tv-prog-stub