Ramy Youssef

Yeah, there's just so much depth. I mean, I think that there's, you know, he's someone who is brilliant at that mix of, you know, wit and being topical, talking about things that, you know, could feel like really dense news headlines and somehow making them about, you know, character dynamics, making them about friendships, making them about families.

And it's the kind of work I'm very attracted to. And then it's been an even richer experience, obviously, getting to help bring one of his scripts to life.

And it's the kind of work I'm very attracted to. And then it's been an even richer experience, obviously, getting to help bring one of his scripts to life.

You know, I think that the thing that compelled me is, you know, the family in this show, they already have a lot going on before that happens. Pretty much the entire pilot, it's just this family comedy about a family you've never really seen in an animated space. And for me, though, to kind of bring in the events of the early 2000s felt...

You know, I think that the thing that compelled me is, you know, the family in this show, they already have a lot going on before that happens. Pretty much the entire pilot, it's just this family comedy about a family you've never really seen in an animated space. And for me, though, to kind of bring in the events of the early 2000s felt...

important in the sense that, you know, it's something we talk about all the time. It's part of what we're currently experiencing. It's never gone away. And it's also never really been explored in media outside of a few, you know, points of view. And so when I think about how long these themes have been directly a part of my life and the lives of people that I know to get to, you

important in the sense that, you know, it's something we talk about all the time. It's part of what we're currently experiencing. It's never gone away. And it's also never really been explored in media outside of a few, you know, points of view. And so when I think about how long these themes have been directly a part of my life and the lives of people that I know to get to, you

a period of time that I don't think has escaped us in any way, unfortunately. And to get to do it in a style that is somewhat, you know, familiar in terms of trotting on political things that can feel a little difficult and undercuts them, right, and doesn't make them feel so volatile. To get to give this kind of family that treatment, is really exciting.

a period of time that I don't think has escaped us in any way, unfortunately. And to get to do it in a style that is somewhat, you know, familiar in terms of trotting on political things that can feel a little difficult and undercuts them, right, and doesn't make them feel so volatile. To get to give this kind of family that treatment, is really exciting.

And to go into this and at this through a totally unexpected and very silly lens. And maybe that's where that hope feeling comes from because it's so unfiltered and it's so wild. And it's one of the craziest things I've gotten to be a part of and one of the most inappropriate things I've gotten to be a part of. Yet, there's a lot of love and care, I think, for the subjects involved, right?

And to go into this and at this through a totally unexpected and very silly lens. And maybe that's where that hope feeling comes from because it's so unfiltered and it's so wild. And it's one of the craziest things I've gotten to be a part of and one of the most inappropriate things I've gotten to be a part of. Yet, there's a lot of love and care, I think, for the subjects involved, right?

Because it's meant to be something that finds the heart in the midst of kind of all the stuff.

Because it's meant to be something that finds the heart in the midst of kind of all the stuff.

You know, I think that, you know, I'm really lucky that I grew up with, you know, strong parents who did have a sense of self. And it was almost because they did have a sense of self. I was able to see this piece of it that felt important. kind of scared and desperate, right? And I don't think that was the defining experience.

You know, I think that, you know, I'm really lucky that I grew up with, you know, strong parents who did have a sense of self. And it was almost because they did have a sense of self. I was able to see this piece of it that felt important. kind of scared and desperate, right? And I don't think that was the defining experience.

It's almost because it wasn't, I'm able to kind of look at it from the side and go, oh, wow, it's really interesting how pervasive that is in my community. I see it come up in my family. I see it come up mainly in myself. And I'm usually interested in making self-reflective work, you know, because it's the only thing I can speak for.

It's almost because it wasn't, I'm able to kind of look at it from the side and go, oh, wow, it's really interesting how pervasive that is in my community. I see it come up in my family. I see it come up mainly in myself. And I'm usually interested in making self-reflective work, you know, because it's the only thing I can speak for.

You know, making work about other people or joking about other people has never really been funny to me because it's like, I don't even know who you are, really. Like, I know who you present. And I know who I present and I know the gap, those gaps.

You know, making work about other people or joking about other people has never really been funny to me because it's like, I don't even know who you are, really. Like, I know who you present. And I know who I present and I know the gap, those gaps.

And I think this show, you know, one of my favorite things about wanting to do an animated thing is, you know, I initially had this idea that it would be amazing to see an animated family that looked different when they were inside the house and when they were outside of the house, which I think is just. universally human. I mean, like yourself being like, oh, reminds me of my immigrant family.