Presuming you’re familiar with Ramy Youssef, which the comedian himself doesn’t take for granted, you may have recognized his eight-minute “Saturday Night Live” monologue’s consistency with his other work. Please.” “Saturday Night Live” has a fraught, lengthy history with stars making political statements, making Youssef’s plea significant both in its directness and its overwhelmingly positive reception. “No one in this …
On the night of the 96th Academy Awards, celebrities Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell, Mark Ruffalo, Ava DuVernay, Mahershala Ali and Ramy Youssef showed up on the red carpet wearing red pins. The pins were launched by Artists4Ceasefire, an artist collective that penned an open letter to US President Joe Biden calling for an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war …
Shivering in the darkness, Sahar Ramy pulled a small pink suitcase behind her as she followed her family through the dawn and towards freedom. Members of the Ramy family wait for their transport on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing after leaving Gaza. Egyptian aid workers wait to unload a plane of supplies destined for Gaza at Al Arish …
