Lulu Garcia Navarro

And it's the theme I see in a lot of your work, the idea that a big part of the immigrant experience is trying to figure out what it means to be American. And I feel like every generation grapples with that differently. And I'm wondering if you saw that in your own family.

And it's the theme I see in a lot of your work, the idea that a big part of the immigrant experience is trying to figure out what it means to be American. And I feel like every generation grapples with that differently. And I'm wondering if you saw that in your own family.

Yeah, the young character who I think is based off you has a similar name. There's this whole scene where he's code switching and basically, but literally changing his clothing to talk to different groups.

Yeah, the young character who I think is based off you has a similar name. There's this whole scene where he's code switching and basically, but literally changing his clothing to talk to different groups.

There are some good musical numbers.

There are some good musical numbers.

You just said something that is really interesting, which is that all of your work is self-reflective in some way because you understand yourself or trying to understand yourself better than you could perhaps somebody else. And that that is sort of the wellspring of your comedy. How do you then try and make that universal?

You just said something that is really interesting, which is that all of your work is self-reflective in some way because you understand yourself or trying to understand yourself better than you could perhaps somebody else. And that that is sort of the wellspring of your comedy. How do you then try and make that universal?

There's this little title card at the top of every episode that warns that the character should not be taken as representation. Why are you so uncomfortable with representation?

There's this little title card at the top of every episode that warns that the character should not be taken as representation. Why are you so uncomfortable with representation?

You've talked a lot about specificity in your work, and it made me wonder about, because you're clearly saying, I do not speak for the Muslim American community, certainly not the global Muslim community, which I totally get, but is there something particularly Egyptian about your work that you feel people haven't quite picked up on? Egyptian American?

You've talked a lot about specificity in your work, and it made me wonder about, because you're clearly saying, I do not speak for the Muslim American community, certainly not the global Muslim community, which I totally get, but is there something particularly Egyptian about your work that you feel people haven't quite picked up on? Egyptian American?

I mean, because the Cuban American experience, of which I am, is very different than the Mexican American experience.

I mean, because the Cuban American experience, of which I am, is very different than the Mexican American experience.

I do know from some of my Muslim American friends that because their community has suffered so much scrutiny, they are really wary of opening themselves up to the eyes of broader culture. Are you thinking or worrying about that perception when you're writing or when you're trying to portray your experience? Yeah.

I do know from some of my Muslim American friends that because their community has suffered so much scrutiny, they are really wary of opening themselves up to the eyes of broader culture. Are you thinking or worrying about that perception when you're writing or when you're trying to portray your experience? Yeah.

Does it feel like tender comedy is harder to get made than caustic comedy?

Does it feel like tender comedy is harder to get made than caustic comedy?

Is that really a thing that someone said to you about can you throw murder in there?

Is that really a thing that someone said to you about can you throw murder in there?