{"id":77979,"date":"2024-04-01T17:17:06","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T17:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/stop-the-suffering-and-free-palestine-snl-host-ramy-youssef-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-04-01T17:17:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T17:17:06","slug":"stop-the-suffering-and-free-palestine-snl-host-ramy-youssef-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/stop-the-suffering-and-free-palestine-snl-host-ramy-youssef-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop the suffering and Free Palestine: SNL host Ramy Youssef | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<p>With both Ramazan and Easter coinciding this weekend, the brand new <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> host Ramy Youssef focused his debut message on this week\u2019s show on the war in Palestine with an emotional plea to \u201cstop the suffering\u201d and \u201cstop the violence\u201d, reported <em>Entertainment Weekly.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an incredibly spiritual weekend,\u201d began the <em>Ramy<\/em> creator and <em>Poor Things<\/em> actor as he hosted the show for the first time on March 30. \u201cWe\u2019re in the holy month of Ramadan. Tomorrow is Easter. And yesterday, Beyonc\u00e9 released a new album. There\u2019s just so many religions celebrating all at once.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=grSaK7Ufhzw&amp;t=22s\">\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Ramy Youssef Monologue - SNL\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/grSaK7Ufhzw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Turning to the power of prayer, Youssef spoke about his own faith as he went on to tell the audience, \u201cIn my friend group, I\u2019m one of the only guys who prays. I\u2019m friends with a lot of sinners \u2014 like, just disgusting people. And they call me when they\u2019re in trouble because they want me to pray for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the publication, Youssef then joked about a friend in the middle of a custody battle over his dog, before detailing a call from another friend, Ahmed, who asked Youssef to pray for his family in Gaza. A vocal advocate for peace in Palestine, Youssef said, \u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018Dude, I got you.\u2019 So that night, I go to pray, and my prayers are\u2026complicated. I\u2019ve got a lot to fit in. I\u2019m like, \u2018God, please, please help Ahmed\u2019s family. Please stop the suffering. Stop the violence. Please free the people of Palestine, please.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amidst the cheers of the live audience, Youssef added, \u201c&#8217;And please free the hostages, all the hostages, please.&#8217;\u201d Jokingly, he added, \u201c\u2018And while you\u2019re at it, you know, free Mr. Bojangles. He\u2019s a beautiful dog. I\u2019m praying for that dog.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Youssef was one of many attendees who wore an Artists for Ceasefire pin to the Academy Awards in March. \u201cWe\u2019re calling for immediate, permanent ceasefire in Gaza,\u201d he had told <em>Variety<\/em> on the red carpet at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re calling for peace and lasting justice for the people of Palestine. It\u2019s a universal message of, \u2018Let\u2019s stop killing kids. Let\u2019s not be part of more war.\u2019 No one has ever looked back at war and thought a bombing campaign was a good idea. To be surrounded by so many artists who are willing to lend their voices\u2026 the list is growing. A lot of people are going to be wearing these pins tonight. There\u2019s a lot of talking heads on the news. This is a space of talking hearts. We\u2019re trying to have this big beam to humanity,&#8221; he continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Born in New York to Egyptian parents who emigrated to the United States, Youssef\u2019s television series <em>Ramy<\/em>, which he both created and starred in as the title character, debuted in 2019. Mirroring his own life, the show tells the story of a first\u2013generation millennial American born to immigrant parents in the United States. Youssef received a Golden Globe in January 2020 for the role.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Have something to add to the story? Share it in the comments below.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With both Ramazan and Easter coinciding this weekend, the brand new Saturday Night Live host Ramy Youssef focused his debut message on this week\u2019s show on the war in Palestine with an emotional plea to \u201cstop the suffering\u201d and \u201cstop the violence\u201d, reported Entertainment Weekly.\u00a0 \u201cThis is an incredibly spiritual weekend,\u201d began the Ramy creator 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