Ramy Youssef
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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...
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...
part of the cost of what it is that I do. And I'm also I'm not really qualified to there's so many unbelievable Palestinian authors and historians and people who do these things in a way that it's so much more eloquent because they know and my thing is like, not that I'm necessarily like a poet, but
part of the cost of what it is that I do. And I'm also I'm not really qualified to there's so many unbelievable Palestinian authors and historians and people who do these things in a way that it's so much more eloquent because they know and my thing is like, not that I'm necessarily like a poet, but
part of the cost of what it is that I do. And I'm also I'm not really qualified to there's so many unbelievable Palestinian authors and historians and people who do these things in a way that it's so much more eloquent because they know and my thing is like, not that I'm necessarily like a poet, but
You know, if you read poetry from the Middle East, it's so beautiful in how it can capture so much in its brevity. And that's my hope with a joke is in its brevity, it can kind of hold a lot of feelings. So, you know, the misdirect at the end of the joke holds the frustration that you're even putting me in this framework of yours.
You know, if you read poetry from the Middle East, it's so beautiful in how it can capture so much in its brevity. And that's my hope with a joke is in its brevity, it can kind of hold a lot of feelings. So, you know, the misdirect at the end of the joke holds the frustration that you're even putting me in this framework of yours.
You know, if you read poetry from the Middle East, it's so beautiful in how it can capture so much in its brevity. And that's my hope with a joke is in its brevity, it can kind of hold a lot of feelings. So, you know, the misdirect at the end of the joke holds the frustration that you're even putting me in this framework of yours.
And the idea that you think that I am not upset is insane because you've known me my whole life. You know, so all those things are kind of carried while trying to, you know, just hit the target of what my actual job is.
And the idea that you think that I am not upset is insane because you've known me my whole life. You know, so all those things are kind of carried while trying to, you know, just hit the target of what my actual job is.
And the idea that you think that I am not upset is insane because you've known me my whole life. You know, so all those things are kind of carried while trying to, you know, just hit the target of what my actual job is.
At the end of the day, I'm wired to go near. Don't touch that. Don't touch that. I'm like a little child. I go, well, why not? No, I could touch it. Let me prove to you that I can at least hover around it. That is just, that is just, I'm just like a little kid who's just like, no, don't tell me. No. Yes. Because I don't want there to be this elephant in the room. Then what am I doing?
At the end of the day, I'm wired to go near. Don't touch that. Don't touch that. I'm like a little child. I go, well, why not? No, I could touch it. Let me prove to you that I can at least hover around it. That is just, that is just, I'm just like a little kid who's just like, no, don't tell me. No. Yes. Because I don't want there to be this elephant in the room. Then what am I doing?
At the end of the day, I'm wired to go near. Don't touch that. Don't touch that. I'm like a little child. I go, well, why not? No, I could touch it. Let me prove to you that I can at least hover around it. That is just, that is just, I'm just like a little kid who's just like, no, don't tell me. No. Yes. Because I don't want there to be this elephant in the room. Then what am I doing?
It feels so dishonest. It feels so, look, what is the point of even being up here? You know, like I can't, I can't let that go.
It feels so dishonest. It feels so, look, what is the point of even being up here? You know, like I can't, I can't let that go.
It feels so dishonest. It feels so, look, what is the point of even being up here? You know, like I can't, I can't let that go.
First off, that show, getting to be a part of it and do an episode, it was amazing because those guys are so genius in their satire, Seth and Evan, and I think what they get at so well...
First off, that show, getting to be a part of it and do an episode, it was amazing because those guys are so genius in their satire, Seth and Evan, and I think what they get at so well...
First off, that show, getting to be a part of it and do an episode, it was amazing because those guys are so genius in their satire, Seth and Evan, and I think what they get at so well...