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Ramy Youssef on How His Criticizing of President Biden Makes People Nervous: ‘If It’s That Fragile, How’s That On Me?’


Awards Circuit Podcast: Also on this episode, Jake Lacy discusses his roles on 'Apples Never Fall' and 'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial.'

“There’s stuff that I do touch on, a tightrope walk of taking really big concepts, and then making them super personal,” Youssef tells Variety ‘s Awards Circuit Podcast. Youssef is best known as the creator and star of “Ramy” on Hulu, which follows an Egyptian American family living in New Jersey as they navigate spirituality, money problems and political divides. His production banner, Cairo Cowboy, is under a first-look deal at Amazon, where he has set an animated series titled “#1 Happy Family USA” starring himself, Alia Shawkat, Mandy Moore and Chris Redd.

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