'In a weird way, it’s almost like he’s a pure me, a more realistic me. He’s me with fewer masks.'
is equally as candid and current as the show. Youssef sat down with Jacobson to discuss the responsibility and perils of being a “first” on television, praying during production, and dating while TV-famous. —ABBI JACOBSON: How do you feel about the fact that you have a hit TV show on TV with your name on it?YOUSSEF: It’s so funny because you always want a TV show. And I’m like, it’s on an app.YOUSSEF: It was really funny, I was at LAX and saw someone watching my show on their phone.
YOUSSEF: We decided that the only sci-fi element of this world is there is no stand-up comedy. Your character is you, with your thought process, with your philosophy, but you don’t have the answer in the same way. I think so much of real life is this avoidance of getting into the not knowing. So much of my life, I’ve been running from just admitting that I don’t know. So I try to find an answer.
YOUSSEF: I’m curious how you relate to that on a personal level. From the first season, people loved your show. You do the thing you set out to do, and it works on a level, and then you start realizing just how much of your personal life you’ve been delaying.YOUSSEF: How does that feel? Do you feel stunted?
Are you talking about these Evangelicals? Are you talking about people in Texas? Are you talking about people in New York?YOUSSEF: Yeah, they’re all somewhere between 5′ 7″ and 6. The show focuses on my specific community, which is Arab Muslims. I think Arabs are like, “Yo, that’s us.” But most Muslims in America are black. The black Muslim community watches and they’re like, “We’re not in it.” South Asian Muslims are like, “What the fuck is this? This isn’t the way we are.
YOUSSEF: It’s always been important to me to discuss that. [9/11] is something I always wanted to talk about, and I had never seen it from the perspective of a kid. It’s a very sensitive subject, and rightfully so.There’s that scene of young me and Osama Bin Laden in my kitchen—
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