'The Interview': Ramy Youssef Is Just Trying to Be ‘Emotionally Correct’

《采访》:拉米·尤素夫只是试图做到“情感正确”。

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2025-04-12

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The creator and comedian discusses his penchant for self-reflection, how politics fits into his work and why he’s not interested in representing anyone but himself.
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  • From the New York Times, this is the interview.

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  • In the trailer for the new animated series, Number One Happy Family USA,

  • there is a tag line that reads, From the Childhood Nightmares of Rami Youssef.

  • Now, it might sound like a warning, but the show itself is really very funny.

  • It follows the fictional Hussein family as they try to fit into a changing America in the aftermath of 9-Eleven.

  • And it's punctuated with original songs, irreverent humor, and more than a nod to shows like South Park.

  • Youssef was himself 10 years old when the terrorist attacks happened,

  • growing up in an Egyptian-American family in New Jersey.

  • He often refers to the dislocation and fear he experienced at that time in a stand-up comedy and a self-titled Hulu show,

  • Rami.

  • This new series, though,