Ramy Youssef

And I think, you know, putting the representation warning for me was a really cathartic thing of just being like, listen, I, this is not funny.

speaking in mass at all i'm not like i know you guys didn't elect me and there's no like i'm just this is this is stuff that you know makes me laugh in a way of of expression that a lot of people you know that i worked with all really dug um but putting that card there uh you know was very cathartic for me, almost to just be like, hey, I agree with you.

speaking in mass at all i'm not like i know you guys didn't elect me and there's no like i'm just this is this is stuff that you know makes me laugh in a way of of expression that a lot of people you know that i worked with all really dug um but putting that card there uh you know was very cathartic for me, almost to just be like, hey, I agree with you.

You know, I don't think this is not a slice of what it's like for everybody, but it is a slice of what it's like for some people. And it is the sense of humor that it is for some people. And I think part of the conversation that I'm trying to crack open a little bit here is like,

You know, I don't think this is not a slice of what it's like for everybody, but it is a slice of what it's like for some people. And it is the sense of humor that it is for some people. And I think part of the conversation that I'm trying to crack open a little bit here is like,

we have really great writers in my rooms and who bring amazing perspectives to the female characters, you know, on any of the shows that I've worked on. But it's also like, we haven't had media that's being fully driven by a female voice. That's going to crack open a whole other slice of this.

we have really great writers in my rooms and who bring amazing perspectives to the female characters, you know, on any of the shows that I've worked on. But it's also like, we haven't had media that's being fully driven by a female voice. That's going to crack open a whole other slice of this.

We haven't had media that, you know, happens mainly in, let's say the Gulf or mainly in the Middle East that cracks through into kind of like the Hollywood point of view in a meaningful way. And, And so I think those things are all going to continue to kind of foster a global conversation, you know.

We haven't had media that, you know, happens mainly in, let's say the Gulf or mainly in the Middle East that cracks through into kind of like the Hollywood point of view in a meaningful way. And, And so I think those things are all going to continue to kind of foster a global conversation, you know.

And so part of the representation card is like, I'm really aware of how small the global conversation is when it is radiating from New Jersey.

And so part of the representation card is like, I'm really aware of how small the global conversation is when it is radiating from New Jersey.

You know what? I think it is pretty Egyptian. And I think that 100%. And actually, I don't think any of our representation warnings said that it doesn't represent Egyptians. So yeah, it probably does represent Egyptians. It's probably, there's a certain Egyptian sarcasm, dark humor that is all over my family that, you know, everything's Everything said through the lens of a joke.

You know what? I think it is pretty Egyptian. And I think that 100%. And actually, I don't think any of our representation warnings said that it doesn't represent Egyptians. So yeah, it probably does represent Egyptians. It's probably, there's a certain Egyptian sarcasm, dark humor that is all over my family that, you know, everything's Everything said through the lens of a joke.

And, you know, everything is like, has this. It's like, you know, nothing. There's no moment that can go by. It's a grandpa. I love you so much. I can't wait to see you next week. If I'm alive.

And, you know, everything is like, has this. It's like, you know, nothing. There's no moment that can go by. It's a grandpa. I love you so much. I can't wait to see you next week. If I'm alive.

I think my way of handling that kind of goes back to the work being self-reflective above all. You know, I'm never really like... I'm not satirizing the culture so much as I am looking at the way people behave, right? So it's like, I think the father in our show is a lot of people's fathers.

I think my way of handling that kind of goes back to the work being self-reflective above all. You know, I'm never really like... I'm not satirizing the culture so much as I am looking at the way people behave, right? So it's like, I think the father in our show is a lot of people's fathers.

You know, we open up our pilot with him handing out his family these small electrical bills that show the output that everyone is spending in the house, that shows how much shower water they're using and how much GameCube is being played and all these things. And he's just so... worried about getting his family through under budget, you know?

You know, we open up our pilot with him handing out his family these small electrical bills that show the output that everyone is spending in the house, that shows how much shower water they're using and how much GameCube is being played and all these things. And he's just so... worried about getting his family through under budget, you know?

And I think that the things that hit on the sensitivities that you're talking about, I try to take a more tender approach towards, um, while kind of surrounding it with a lot of other, you know, uh, I like that word tenderness.