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Ramy Youssef on Reactions After He Taught Elmo Arabic on Sesame Street

Variety·Michael Schneider·24 days ago
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Fox News, the next time you want to criticize Ramy Youssef , how about actually giving the comedian a call? “I’ve been on the network a few times without my consent,” he tells Variety ‘s Awards Circuit Podcast . “I’d love to be asked for comment, because I would! Any of the ways they’ve covered me, they never actually even call you. I wouldn’t be one of those guys that wouldn’t provide a comment. Oh, I’d provide a comment! They say, ‘we reached out to his representatives, and he did not have any comment to provide.’ No, no, I have a comment to provide!” Youssef was recently featured on Fox News because of a segment he did on “Sesame Street” where he taught Elmo the Arabic words “habibi” (“my love” or “my close friend”) and “as-salamu alaykum” (“peace be upon you”). Popular on Variety “The comments were on a level that I actually didn’t anticipate,” Youssef says.…

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