Breakthrough sitcom has scored Golden Globe award win for Ramy Youssef’s Best Comedy actor in this year’s prestigious awards
As part of WAVO’s premium boxset offering, the ultimate streaming platform by OSN has bought exclusive rights to showcase Hulu’s critically-acclaimed, Golden Globe winning and hilarious original Arab-American comedy, Ramy in the Middle East.
In the semi-autobiographical series, Ramy, the title character tells the story of his experiences as a millennial American Muslim living in New Jersey and the clash of his conservative Egyptian immigrant parent’s expectations with his Western surroundings. He embarks on a journey to explore the challenges of being caught between a faithful community and a more liberal millennial generation.
The series is written, executive produced, created by and starring Ramy Youssef and is also co-created by Ramy’s parents providing a realistic portrait of the Arab Muslim experience. The talented quadruple-threat scored a Golden Globe win for his lead performance in the sitcom. Its massive success has led to a 10-episode second season set to debut in Spring 2020.
Before his fame, Ramy was born in the United States to Egyptian parents and first rose to prominence in 2017 after appearing for a stand-up segment on the popular talk show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He pursued a career in acting, stand-up comedy and directing where some of his most famous work includes his reoccurring role in season three of Mr. Robot.
Emad Morcos, Chief Content Officer of OSN commented, “The launch of Ramy on WAVO reinforces the mission of providing curated content that we know millennials in our region will love.” He continued, “Ramy brings a new perspective to the screen as the show explores daily challenges that many millennials can relate to.”
Also available on WAVO is Ramy’s first HBO stand-up comedy special “Feelings” where he shares candid anecdotes about his life as an Egyptian-American comedian, writer, actor and director. He shares his thoughts on a number of subjects, some of which include his father’s immigration story, his complicated love for Lebron James, and whether dogs are really man’s best friend.