Ramy talks about presenting the award for Live Action Short at the Oscars, working on Poor Things, learning how to speak with a British accent, seeing Martin Scorsese and LeBron at the Vanity Fair afterparty, directing the Copenhagen episode of “The Bear,” making dishes at the restaurant Noma while they were there filming, telling everyone in the kitchen about working at Panera, and his new comedy special “More Feelings.”
Ramy Youssef: Ramy Youssef was nominated for a Critics’ Choice Award and a Writers Guild Award in 2020 for his first one-hour HBO comedy special, “Ramy Youssef: Feelings,” produced by A24. Youssef can currently be seen in the Golden Globe-winning and BAFTA and Academy Award(R)-nominated “Poor Things.” Behind the camera, Youssef recently received his first DGA Award nomination for his work on the highly praised episode of FX’s Emmy(R)-winning series “The Bear” titled “Honeydew.” He is best known for Hulu’s Peabody Award-winning comedy series, “Ramy,” which he created, produces, directs and stars in, and received a Golden Globe(R) in 2020 and was subsequently nominated for two Emmys(R). He co-created and executive produces Netflix’s Gotham Award and Peabody Award-winning “Mo.” A creative force in the industry, Youssef was named to the prestigious TIME100 Next list in 2023. Youssef founded the production company, Cairo Cowboy, with a mission to develop original film and television content centered on important narratives and serve as an incubator of emerging Muslim talent.
Jimmy Kimmel Live:Jimmy Kimmel serves as host and executive producer of Emmy®-nominated “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” ABC’s late-night talk show. “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is well known for its huge viral video successes, with over 11 billion views and more than 15 million subscribers on the show’s YouTube channel. Some of Kimmel’s most popular comedy bits include “Celebrities Read Mean Tweets,” “Lie Witness News,” “Unnecessary Censorship,” “Halloween Candy YouTube Challenge,” and music videos like “I (Wanna) Channing All Over Your Tatum.”
