Ramy Youssef

I don't know. You know how like there's all these conversations where people go, oh, man, that Republican senators out there bashing gay people. And we all know he's gay. And it's like, oh, man, Trump's out there and he's just bashing immigrants. And we know he's really likes them and works with them. And they helped him with everything.

And so it's like you're just watching something that defies the experience that you've had.

And so it's like you're just watching something that defies the experience that you've had.

And so it's like you're just watching something that defies the experience that you've had.

October 10th, I get a call from a guy I know. And he goes, yo, bro, where you at with Hamas? Where am I at? Am I a member? You think any of us like what happened on October 7th? It's awful. We hate seeing people die. It's inhumane. It made me cry. And it always does. It's why we've been talking about Palestine our whole lives. We hate what's happening there. We want justice. We want peace.

October 10th, I get a call from a guy I know. And he goes, yo, bro, where you at with Hamas? Where am I at? Am I a member? You think any of us like what happened on October 7th? It's awful. We hate seeing people die. It's inhumane. It made me cry. And it always does. It's why we've been talking about Palestine our whole lives. We hate what's happening there. We want justice. We want peace.

October 10th, I get a call from a guy I know. And he goes, yo, bro, where you at with Hamas? Where am I at? Am I a member? You think any of us like what happened on October 7th? It's awful. We hate seeing people die. It's inhumane. It made me cry. And it always does. It's why we've been talking about Palestine our whole lives. We hate what's happening there. We want justice. We want peace.

And we do. So of course I don't like it. Now I gotta prove to you that I'm not violent? You think that's what's in my heart? You know me, you think I'm Hamas? Bro, I'm a Taliban guy. That's a real group. They've been going for 20 years, you know what I'm saying? They're strong.

And we do. So of course I don't like it. Now I gotta prove to you that I'm not violent? You think that's what's in my heart? You know me, you think I'm Hamas? Bro, I'm a Taliban guy. That's a real group. They've been going for 20 years, you know what I'm saying? They're strong.

And we do. So of course I don't like it. Now I gotta prove to you that I'm not violent? You think that's what's in my heart? You know me, you think I'm Hamas? Bro, I'm a Taliban guy. That's a real group. They've been going for 20 years, you know what I'm saying? They're strong.

Yeah, absolutely.

Yeah, absolutely.

Yeah, absolutely.

Yeah, I mean, I think that there's a balance of threading what needs to be said with diverting expectation. And so the expectation, obviously, in this joke, it's all just like tension release. It's like, OK, what am I going to say? What am I going to say? What's he going to say? And then it just you swerve right into just. It's like, oh, my God, you think I support a terrorist group?

Yeah, I mean, I think that there's a balance of threading what needs to be said with diverting expectation. And so the expectation, obviously, in this joke, it's all just like tension release. It's like, OK, what am I going to say? What am I going to say? What's he going to say? And then it just you swerve right into just. It's like, oh, my God, you think I support a terrorist group?

Yeah, I mean, I think that there's a balance of threading what needs to be said with diverting expectation. And so the expectation, obviously, in this joke, it's all just like tension release. It's like, OK, what am I going to say? What am I going to say? What's he going to say? And then it just you swerve right into just. It's like, oh, my God, you think I support a terrorist group?

Not that one. Or whatever.

Not that one. Or whatever.

Not that one. Or whatever.

And so that's the misdirect, right? And so, yeah, for me, it's, you know, how do you kind of thread that stuff and do it? And then you also know that you're not hitting everything, right? Because it's like there's so much on the table in that joke that's just not discussed because it's a joke. And I'll never be able to get at it, you know? And that's just...