Ramy Youssef
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Hosting Saturday Night Live for the first time, Ramy Youssef performs stand-up about the holy month of Ramadan, getting a call from the Biden campaign and prayer.
“Courageous and politically potent - without sacrificing laughs."
Emma Specter, Vogue
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Ramy Youssef won the 2020 Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy for Ramy, which also earned him Emmy nominations as both Outstanding Director and Lead Actor in the Comedy category. The fictionalised series draws draws heavily from his own life as a first-generation Egyptian-American Muslim.
He was also nominated for an Emmy for directing The Bear, an Annie Award for co-writing #1 Happy Family USA, and a Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor for Mountainhead.
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