Comedian Ramy Youssef on the pressure of being 'first'

Comedian Ramy Youssef is the star and co-creator of the popular series "Ramy" on Hulu. It follows a young, practicing Muslim-American as he navigates everything from family pressures to dating. The New York Times called it "a quietly revolutionary comedy." His first HBO comedy special is called "Ramy Youssef: Feelings." Youssef joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss how he dealt with the pressure of being first.

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[iQusay]

This kind of media makes no one afraid of others.
Fantastic job Ramy, keept it up😊

[leeanne]

This guy is fantastic!!! In my opinion best upcoming comedian!!! He represents being Muslim in America. Like looking into my family daily

[fayrahman]

If Donald Glover and Ryan Reynolds have a baby.

[marytapia]

I couldn't watch this series fast enough I loved it

[mabarker]

Ramy: my father was an immigrant...
Three of them: my great great great great father was an immigrant too

[FarhanSwaggy]

I never heard someone saying a Christian comedian.
But I wonder why they always keep saying a Muslim comedian,

[mikeletterst]

I love it! Keep up the good work Ramy!!

[omegaman]

Ramy said it best. The title is "Ramy". Too bad liberal media tries to make everything about race/religion be it labeling a first "Black" so and so or in this case first "Muslim-American..." or whatever.

The thing is we minorities - I was born in Muslim family from SE Asia- don't really like to be reminded that we are minority immigrants at every single turn of the event. And sometimes liberals are egregiously guilty of it more so.


He is a SUPERB comedian. Period.

[kodkodkatedra]

Egyptians have exceptional sense of humour, no surprise best Arab comedians are Egyptians.

[RandomShowerThoughts]

The first couple seconds had me in tears

[nabznabie]

How stupid question can this be how this is your not shy away from ur own religion ? How shallow to ask that.

[TheCorporateGirl]

Ramy is so chill and cool. Just listening to him talk and represent and revolutionise. I need to watch this show ASAP. What platforms is it on besides Hulu? This is someone asking from the UK btw.

[Sfren]

His facial expressions are so similar to hasan minhaj!

[moja]

كوميديان رهييييب وقدر يعمل كروس أوفر عند الأمريكان وكمان من مصر الحبيبة

[aladinabraham]

Aren’t we all the same, underneath it all, we are so much connected

[shockalockabocka]

The anchor in the front is wearing sneakers 😂.

What's happening right now. Media tried to demonized Muslim showing them as always to be the bad guys... On movies and series to the entire world and especially the American public. They failed cuz millions of ppl are Converting to Islam. Now they are making series and movies to Muslim ppl especially to shake their faith like the Netflix série who the scarf Muslim girl fall in love with an American guy and he convince her to take it off but no matter what they do.. God is always in control.

[jamiegarcia]

This lady 😂 trying to get in his pants lmfao.

[GreenEnvy.]

I live in a Muslim country. Half the comedy sitcoms are based on being Muslim. This show is NOT revolutionary, it's just in english.

[raysroom]

great show can't wait for season 3