Ramy Youssef

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.

at various levels has made me laugh and has given me a release but when it comes to what i participate in and what i do uh there's just always a level of implication that i'll put myself through uh to kind of say hey like i please don't ever think i'm laughing at you i'm laughing at myself and so um i think that's where it's also very liberating because it's like you know you're gonna watch it if you dig it and if you don't you're just gonna watch something else

at various levels has made me laugh and has given me a release but when it comes to what i participate in and what i do uh there's just always a level of implication that i'll put myself through uh to kind of say hey like i please don't ever think i'm laughing at you i'm laughing at myself and so um i think that's where it's also very liberating because it's like you know you're gonna watch it if you dig it and if you don't you're just gonna watch something else

I mean, I think that's kind of like the velocity of anything, right? Like bad news spreads faster than good news. You know, no one's like, hey, we recycled a lot. There's not really a headline. You know, I mean, talk to any Netflix executive. Any Netflix exec secretly will be like, hey, can you throw a murder into your show? Can you throw some sexual assault in?

I mean, I think that's kind of like the velocity of anything, right? Like bad news spreads faster than good news. You know, no one's like, hey, we recycled a lot. There's not really a headline. You know, I mean, talk to any Netflix executive. Any Netflix exec secretly will be like, hey, can you throw a murder into your show? Can you throw some sexual assault in?

Because then people are going to click through. But it's also like, you know, people used to get together to watch public hangings. I don't know. We're like, we're sick.

Because then people are going to click through. But it's also like, you know, people used to get together to watch public hangings. I don't know. We're like, we're sick.

I mean, they're not explicitly asking, but they would never mind.

I mean, they're not explicitly asking, but they would never mind.

Yeah, for sure. Yeah, that's that. Yeah, for sure. Because I could be a fan of it and I can kind of see it. And but but I kind of it's just not interesting to me.

Yeah, for sure. Yeah, that's that. Yeah, for sure. Because I could be a fan of it and I can kind of see it. And but but I kind of it's just not interesting to me.

Yeah, well, I think that I'm always dancing around it. I think at the end of the day, it's like I'm an entertainer who works with entertainers. And there is this obligation... to, for me, there's an obligation to be emotionally correct. My obligation above all is to try and hit what something feels like right on the head. Like that's my nail that I'm trying to hit.

Yeah, well, I think that I'm always dancing around it. I think at the end of the day, it's like I'm an entertainer who works with entertainers. And there is this obligation... to, for me, there's an obligation to be emotionally correct. My obligation above all is to try and hit what something feels like right on the head. Like that's my nail that I'm trying to hit.

The nail I don't want to be asked to hit is to spread facts and information. I don't want that obligation. So it's like, you know, in my stand up special, I talk about Palestine. Am I like going through every single thing and like debunking, you know, hey, this thing you heard in the news is false. Hey, this thing was worded wrong. Hey, this thing.

The nail I don't want to be asked to hit is to spread facts and information. I don't want that obligation. So it's like, you know, in my stand up special, I talk about Palestine. Am I like going through every single thing and like debunking, you know, hey, this thing you heard in the news is false. Hey, this thing was worded wrong. Hey, this thing.

No, that's I'm actually talking actually about my dating life. And while I'm doing that and talking about that, you know, emotional experience, I'm also bringing in this really big thing because it's always kind of about the emotional thing first and foremost, and then how that fits into the larger thing. And that's a very clear line for me.

No, that's I'm actually talking actually about my dating life. And while I'm doing that and talking about that, you know, emotional experience, I'm also bringing in this really big thing because it's always kind of about the emotional thing first and foremost, and then how that fits into the larger thing. And that's a very clear line for me.

Incredibly, incredibly surreal because when we started making that show, the average American did not know the difference between Palestine and Pakistan. It all kind of just sounded the same. And now, you know, it's the global conversation. So I think there's that level of being surreal. And then the clear line for us was,

Incredibly, incredibly surreal because when we started making that show, the average American did not know the difference between Palestine and Pakistan. It all kind of just sounded the same. And now, you know, it's the global conversation. So I think there's that level of being surreal. And then the clear line for us was,

We're going to keep this about the characters and to the thing we said earlier. I'm not about to get into like a news debate about it. It's just like, this is what these guys are going. This is what it looks like when you don't have your papers. We're going to show you what these courts look like. And it's funny because it's tender.