Ramy Youssef's first time hosting SNL was unapologetically intersectional. We talk about how the comedic style of marginalized honesty is received in Youssef's Opening Monologue, normalizing Islam in Ozempic for Ramadan, inter generational narratives with Immigrant Dad Talk Show, and gallows humor in Murder Detective. Readings include the psychology of gallows humor and holiday imagery, recent books on the intersection of comedy resistance and activism, and an autocritography from Charisse on Margaret Cho's All American Girl.
