Ramy Youssef on Elmogate and His Latest Standup Special; Carrie Preston on “Elsbeth” and All Those Bags

About this episode

Ramy Youssef discusses his latest standup special and experiences with Elmo, while Carrie Preston talks about her role in 'Elsbeth' and takes a quiz.

“Elsbeth” star Carrie Preston on her hit CBS series, its unique spin on the whodunit and all those guest stars. Plus, she takes the 10 Questions quiz and dissects her first time in Variety. Also, Ramy Youssef on his latest HBO Max comedy special, “Ramy Youssef: In Love,” how his dog is doing, how his family reacted to some of the things he reveals, and his time with Elmo on “Sesame Street” and how he’d be up for defending himself on Fox News — if they ever actually bothered to call for comment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guests: Ramy Youssef, Carrie Preston

Topics covered

• comedy
• television
• interviews
• whodunit
• standup special
• guest stars

Keywords

• Ramy Youssef
• Carrie Preston
• Elsbeth
• HBO Max
• comedy special
• Sesame Street
• Fox News
• whodunit
• guest stars

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBS, HBO Max, Sesame Street, Fox News

Books & works: Ramy Youssef: In Love, Elsbeth

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