Abdullah Saeed
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154 appearances
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1 series
first heard Apr 2025
last heard Apr 2025
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Dude, I couldn't believe I didn't know who that guy was. Right. It's interesting to me because it was so it was myself, Sagar Sheikh, Asif Ali, the two very talented and handsome leads of Deli Boys. Right. We all shot in succession. And so I guess I think the bodyguard is for them. They're like, oh, yeah, also this asshole is coming, but nobody's going to look at him twice.
But if you look at Sagar or Asif, you're going to want to touch them or rob them or whatever. So there's this bodyguard there. I like that guy.
Yeah, yeah, dude, you definitely need one. Are you kidding me? You are a very, very public figure. Like, I sort of, you know, look, I had a very niche audience, you know, of stoners, the least harmful people in the world. They just come up and they're like, what's up, homie? Or whatever, right? You are like, you're very public in New York stuff.
And you live in New York and you walk around and you take the train. You need a bodyguard. I'm a nice guy.
Yeah, but that doesn't mean that people aren't going to try to hassle you. Because while we were shooting, actually, a guy came up during Sagar or Asif's take and kicked the phone. Yeah, it was during Sagar's take. Out of his hand. Like, violently. And I was like, you know what I thought immediately? I was like, well, it's true what they've been saying about New York.
I was like, it has taken a turn for the... Because, like, I left New York. Admittedly, like, the last couple years I lived in New York, I was very unhappy to be in New York. You know what I mean? I had... I couldn't win. The city defeated me in some ways, right?
Yeah.
Oh, really?
Yeah, I feel you, though, you know what I mean? It's like, there's always the next thing that you're like, oh, well, but I didn't achieve that, you know what I mean?
So he thought that this stranger who just, you know, fucking violated his phone, a crazy guy. I will say that I do think it's a little weird for your show specifically to be like, oh, I'm a fan. I'm going to film them filming it. Like, it's one thing to take a photo or take a selfie, but to be sitting there filming it, I think that's wacky. Personally, I wouldn't do that.
So a funny thing happened, actually. Tell me if you remember this. So everybody, when the guy was like, I'm so sorry, everyone sort of, you know, in a chorus was like, that wasn't our bodyguard. It's all good. You're good. Don't worry. It's not your fault. Right. And then everyone got quiet. And I just said to the guy, well, I blame you. Right.
and we all sort of had like a little chuckle but you know now i'm realizing there was probably some truth to that i think that you know it's like i don't know what upset the other guy but you know i think he just he was looking out for us he was like don't fucking film them while they're making this great short form unscripted vertical video entertainment for you
Yeah, he's like, New York's going through a lot, and this show is like, it's a South for the city, okay? So don't, you know, go another angle and ruin it.
Thank you so much, brother. You really have been supportive of me and my creativity, like, for a long time. So we worked together at Vice in different departments, but, you know, there's only a handful of brown guys in the building at that time. I feel like there was some solidarity, you know what I mean? It's actually interesting to me.
Something you were saying before was that like, you know, the smart, stupid, stupid, smart thing that was also, you know, very much a device at vice and also, you know, something that I think I carried with me too. Right. Like, I think it's something that's still inherent in your work.
I think if you look at something like deli boys, it is kind of the same thing in some ways, like talking about something serious in like a really frivolous or goofy way. Right. It's interesting that that's kind of shaped the way we approach things.
Yeah, yeah, no. It's true, and I think it is like, you know, literally like life as an adult is about those moments. And I guess life as a kid is about those moments, but when you're a kid, everything's a win, right? It's like, you're like, it's my birthday. It's a fucking win. It's the 4th of July fucking win. Like, right.
Like everything's a win, but you know, as you get older and you get jaded, right. It becomes about these big things. And look, we're fortunate that when you get to work in a creative field and you know like our passion is tied to our earning which is a blessing and a curse right in some ways but specifically with deli boys right like each step
I was lucky to have people around me to remind me to be like, savor that moment, right? And so it was a five-year process, really, from when we started circulating the script to when the show came out, like now, essentially.
It's kind of crazy, right? And it's like I wrote other things at the time. You and I collaborated on an audio, scripted audio horror thing that I hope we get to make one day. And, you know, so I was chasing so many things. I feel like... People see from the outside, they're like, oh, yeah, this guy decided to become a journalist and then decided to become a screenwriter.
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