In a monologue in Saturday Night Live, the Golden Globe winner and American comedian Ramy Youssef made the monologue serious and demanded ‘Freeing the People of Palestine ‘ in a moment that changed the mood of his daily comedic schedule. However the monologue didn’t stop there, he further made a mysterious reference which stated ‘Freeing the Hostages’ which led many viewers and audiences to wonder about the additional layer.
Ramy Youssef’s Monologue on SNL
On Saturday, the Golden Globe winner and SNL comedian Ramy Youssef started his monologue about making jokes on the release of 32 Grammy Award winner Beyonce’s album Cowboy Carter which strangely coincided with the Ramadan and Easter in the same month.
He stated that ‘This is an incredibly spiritual weekend. We’re in the holy month of Ramadan. Tomorrow is Easter. And yesterday, Beyoncé released a new album. There’s just so many religions celebrating all at once.”
He further joked around and stated that ‘In my friend group, I’m one of the only guys who prays. I’m friends with a lot of sinners, like, just disgusting people. And they call me when they’re in trouble because they want me to pray for them.’
Ramy Youssef on the people of Palestine
After making jokes on Beyonce’s new album Cowboy Carter, Ramy recalls an incident and shares the story of his Palestinian friend Ahmed. He remembers getting a call from his friend Ahmed in which he requested him to pray for the safety of his family in Gaza.
He stated that ‘So that night, I go to pray, and my prayers are complicated. I’ve got a lot to fit in. I’m like, ‘God, please, please help Ahmed’s family. Please stop the suffering. Stop the violence. Please free the people of Palestine, please. And please free the hostages, all the hostages, please.’
But after the statement he paused for a moment and smiled back quickly to the audiences and stated that ‘And while you’re at it, you know, free Mr. Bojangles. He’s a beautiful dog. I’m praying for that dog.’
Ramy Youssef discusses on the Presidential election
After discussing the Palestinian issue, Ramy also moved to the 2024 US Presidential elections where he addressed the SNL stage and stated that it is one of the most challenging issues in the nation and he also stated that the next president should be a woman.
He stated and continued his statement that ‘I think we should have a trans woman as our next president. A little less support, yeah. That’s New York, right? New York’s like, ‘We’re liberal, but we’re Italian. Watch out!.’
He also remembered an incident before the 2020 US Presidential election where he met a man by the name of Muhammad who was working for the campaign of the front-runner Joe Biden which he stated that ‘we love everything that you’ve done for Arab America.’ Ramy then joked about the incident and stated that ‘He said it like it was a country.’
Ramy Youssef on Pressing Issues
This is not the first time Ramy addressed a debatable issue, particularly on the US Presidential elections and the Israel-Palestine war. But he supported and spoke in favor of both countries which included wearing a pin as an Artist for Ceasefire to the 2024 Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
Ramy Youssef got both the 2020 and 21 Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Television Role for his performance in the American comedy Hulu television series ‘Ramy’ which follows the daily life of an Egptian-American family in New Jersey.
His most recent work included the second season of the HBO Comedy specials More Feelings debuted this year.
