About this episode
Ramy Youssef discusses the evolution of Arab American storytelling and the challenges of making everyone laugh in his new comedy special.
Ramy Youssef has spent the past decade building a career that spans TV, stand-up, film and has even landed some big awards. Now, with the release of his third comedy special, In Love, he joins Audie to reflect on what it means to tell Arab American stories today vs seven years ago and why aiming to make everyone laugh is both a choice and a challenge. Then, Audie’s longtime friend and soon-to-be-coworker Ari Shapiro stops by to talk about Ramy— and also what's ahead for The Assignment. ===== Producers: Jesse Remedios, Lori Galarreta and Graelyn Brashear Senior Producer: Dan Bloom Technical Director: Dan Dzula Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Audie Cornish
Guest: Ramy Youssef
Topics covered
- comedy
- Arab American stories
- entertainment
- TV
- stand-up
- film
Keywords
- Ramy Youssef
- comedy special
- Arab American
- stand-up
- TV
- film
- humor
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Organizations: CNN Podcasts
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