Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh - Ramy on Mia Khalifa, Smashing Cousins & Aliens Building the Pyramids

Episode Date: October 6, 2022

Ramy Youssef from the hit Hulu show "Ramy" is here to educate Andrew Schulz on Christian Muslims, smashing your cousin, and who REALLY built the Egyptian pyramids. INDULGE! 00:00 - Ramy - Andrew’s new, favorite show 01:46 - Ramy Mexican Golden Doodle 04:30 - Don’t eat Egyptian salad 05:52 - Palestine + Cousin-loving 09:05 - Diversity + Mahershala Ali, Bella Hadid… 11:09 - Mia Khalifa isn't Muslim? 13:40 - Pyramids are the greatest 25:28 - New Ramy special taping in the new year 28:44 - We need Puerto Rican shows 29:40 - Repping your set + Negative feedback 34:41 - Impact of representation 39:08 - Feet cleaning + Burning Man’s impact 42:49 - Experiences with psychedelics 44:17 - 20 year old on a Nickelodeon show 49:34 - Serving others will settle everything 55:21 - Arabic swearwords

What's up, everybody? Welcome to Flagrant, and today we have, honestly, the creator of my favorite new show. Really? We got Rami in the back. Hey! Rami! How are you? Now, I'm going to be completely honest. I watched the first episode today. Yes.

But I'm not—I can't believe you didn't tell me about this show, dude. He's too humble, this guy. He really is. Yeah. I'm literally watching it today. I'm on my phone. I'm watching it. And I start the first huge, I'm going back to season one, obviously, but there's a laugh. You have a couple things in there that I've seen from your standup, which is adapted very well. Because a lot of times when people put their standup into shows, it feels like standup.

But you're generous with the laughs. Sometimes you're giving your punchlines to the other. Yeah. Yeah, always. It's really good. Always putting other people. Oh, man. But there's a huge laugh from your mom on the show.

Yeah. When you're saying, okay, it's time. I want a date. Yes. You know what I mean? And she goes, uncovered or covered. Dude, I'm like cackling in the fucking office. It's this amazing fucking show.

I'm so fucking proud of you. I know how talented you are, so it's exciting to have you here, but it's just really great. I didn't know how talented you were. Yeah. You know why? Because you're so fucking nice.

I don't often see people that are this friendly, authentically friendly, and this brilliant. Well, I don't like to talk about it a lot. That's why Schultz hasn't known about it. He's called it a new show. It's been out for four years. This is my favorite new show. That is, they get on me. They're like, why don't like to talk about it a lot. That's why Schultz hasn't known about it. He's called it a new show. It's been out for four years. This is my favorite new show.

That is, they get on me. They're like, why aren't you promoing harder? I'm like, ah, people are busy. Like, I'm not trying to stress anybody out with having to watch my show. I appreciate it. But I would really suggest that you guys go watch it. It is fantastic, dude.

Thanks, man. It's really fucking good. What's going on, man? Good to see you man dude Golden Doodle how is it he's a

I have this dog he's a doodle mix or something but the thing is we know you have money but no but this is the problem

this is the problem we didn't know he was he's a rescue from Mexico stop it I swear to God ain't nobody rescues nobody throws out

a Golden Doodle no but this is the thing he's a terrier doodle I don't know what it is, but when we got him, he looked like a rat. And then now everyone thinks I paid six grand for him, but he's not a six grand dog. I bumped into you and your wife on the street with my golden doodle. And you were like, we want a golden doodle. I did. And then you went to Mexico and snuck one in. Well, I wanted one with a story. You know, like I wanted to... There was a while where I was like, I like that they don't shed

because Muslims don't want dog hair everywhere. That is, you know what I mean? Like we're good with dogs. We're good with... Cover it up! Cover it up! No, we're uncovered. But if you want to cover, cover.

You know what I mean? I think everyone should be able to do whatever they want. Love it. A lot of that want to cover, cover. You know what I mean? I think everyone should be able to do whatever they want. Love it. A lot of that's going on in Iran. Schultz will find out about Iran in like two, three years.

Two years, Schultz will be like, flagrant people. There's something happening in Iran. And everyone's like, you know that happened in 22, right? You know it was crazy.

It's like on flagrant 2025. Schultz is just like, when it comes to the Middle East huge lag. You know just on another cycle. The other day there was these fucking

You guys are the latest people so it's you just bang your back. You know but there were these lights and like it was like mid-September there was these like lights

shooting straight into the sky from downtown Manhattan. Yeah it was the premiere of season three. Was that it? Yeah exactly. Did you guys have like a banner or something like that?

Like that must have been expensive. Dude it was wild, bro. And everybody goes, never forget. I'm like, what happened? How could I forget? I just started watching. So, but that was really cool.

The budgets are going to the right places. I was wondering how long I'd be on the podcast before. I was like, I was like, I know we're going to get there. It's been two minutes.

I mean, this is amazing. It's very impressive. When I texted you, you accepted so fast. I was like, does he we're going to get there. It's been two minutes. I mean, this is amazing. It's very impressive. When I texted you, you accepted so fast. I was like, does he know what podcast we are? He watched episode one yesterday. I watched episode one of Playground. And wow. But I'm learning about Iran, too. Yeah, you are learning about Iran.

Don't do this. I'm learning about Iran. I'm learning about a lot of curse words. You can tell, too, he did a thing with the chair. I'm like, here we go. It's like the show's wind up. I'm like, here we go. It's like the shelves wind up. I'm like, oh, God. Oh, God.

I'm learning about Iran. I would just like to say I have never watched an episode of the podcast. Not one? Not one before you came on? I don't know who's been here. I don't know what's going on.

I met these men on the street. He had his golden doodle. I thought this was a podcast about golden doodles. And so I just want to pre the street. He had his golden doodle. I thought this was a podcast about golden doodles. And so I just want to preface that. Continue. I'm a huge fan of, talking about Iran, I'm a huge fan of Egypt. Yeah.

Which is around there. This is where the map comes up and it's like world according to Schultz. It's like America and then everything else is just like that. It's a little thing. Culturally, though. I've been to Egypt. You've been, yeah, yeah. I did.

Why are you talking about that? We bumped into each other. I think afterwards I told you. I was like, I went. Yeah. Fire. Pyramids were fire. Good time.

Cairo could use a little sprucing. A little working on it. You can't eat the salad, which a lot of people don't know. Or the koshery. No, the koshery you can't eat the salad which a lot of people don't know or the koshary no the koshary you have to eat

yeah but koshary's amazing I mean dude what is koshary koshary is the best meal carbs it's carbs

it's like how do you feed millions of people with no money and it's everything it's pasta it's rice it's lentils hot sauce

beans everything all in one it's unbelievable yeah you can't eat anything that's not that hasn't't had heat applied to it. Like, I ate a salad. I was just there two weeks ago. You don't have to explain this to me.

I know, you know. I just got back from India. It's heat, dude. I messed up. I ate a salad. I went. I was trying to do some American thing. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Laid out in the hotel. Destroyed. Laid out in the hotel for a week. Four seasons? The four seasons. God, come on. Blame that one. Cairo, we with the people.

Laid out in the four seasons. That's how we do Cairo. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Four seasons? The four seasons. God, come on. Blame it on Cairo. We with the people. Laid out in the four seasons. That's how we do Cairo. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Four seasons. You filmed there season one and three, right? Season one and three. And he did Israel, Duff. He filmed in Israel season three.

Yes. That's what's up. We were there. We were in Jerusalem. The biggest flex, really. Jerusalem. He's taking it back. Jerusalem is, I believe, in Palestine.

It's not in... That's what we try to tell Duff. It's about time for me to go for my fast right now. Politics according to Schultz. Remember, the biggest discussion of the Middle East, he goes, but Palestine, right? I'm late. I might get all my information from like 1946.

The show falls off after episode one. No, no, there's cousin fucking. That's true. Which I saw, and I don't want to give this, I don't know if you put this in, because I saw you work the bit out on stage, which immediately I'm like, this is fucking amazing. It's such a good bit.

Amazing. I was very happy. You came like one of the first times I was running my full hour. Yeah. Yeah, and you saw the cousin bit. Yeah, yeah. And you were like, dude. And I was like, all right, thank you.

I appreciate that. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, it's funny because people. He's pro cousin fucking. How much of that is true? I have not. You sure? Yeah.

But he makes a strong case for it. I think he wanted to, probably. We live through our jokes now. How cute's your cousin? You have hot cousins, bro. You can't talk. We got big families, but...

You're gonna have one. People will come up to me and they'll be like, you know, ever since your show came out, will come up to me and they'll be like, you know, ever since your show came out, people come up to me and say, do you have sex with your cousin? Like, you're making us all look like we have sex with our cousins. I'm like, that is better than terrorism, though.

Like, we were, it's a notch up. Like, I don't, do you realize, okay, there was bin Laden and now thein thing. I mean, I feel like cool, make a new show and take it to another place. And if it wasn't something as strong as Cousins, it wouldn't make us forget about terrorists. You know what I mean? That's what it is.

They wouldn't believe that. But you went from terrorists to royals. Right. Terrorists to hillbillies. The royal family, dude. We're basically a British royalty. And royal family, dude. Oh, shit. We're basically British royalty, man. And Egyptians love

British royalty. There you go. Princess Diana, like everywhere. Cleopatra. Mugs. We have Princess Diana mugs at my house.

So this is, yeah, it's a royal move to, you know, do this with the cousins. Can I ask you about the Queen's death because she killed Princess Diana?

Yeah, I don't, like, I mean, my mom was upset about the queen's death which was shocking to me i didn't i was there when you found out we were i'm doing another project that rami is on yes and then he gives me a big hug and then in that moment somebody's like rami the queen died he just goes good and then he doesn't doesn't even look at the tv and just keeps moving i kept moving we had a busy day yeah we were working we were doing this animated show and we were were just like, let's keep moving.

We got to, you know, the queen can't fuck up another brown project. We've got, if we stop this day right now because of this queen, colonialism continues. It's like, okay, I'm going to recolonize today and stop my shoot for the queen. No, we go onwards. I did bring up really quickly

cleopatra and i and i know that that's a sensitive subject for egyptians okay where is she white because you would tell me that a lot behind closed doors she's so white like i said this no middle school yeah we went to middle school together, right? And you would tease me for not speaking Arabic. The DNA of Egyptians were the most diverse people.

I mean, I have, my uncle, direct uncle, looks like Alex. Straight up. Yup. Straight up. Puerto Rican?

Fact. You have a Puerto Rican uncle? Straight up. That's crazy. A lot of people think I'm Puerto Rican. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But we're all over

in the palette, man. So we're very diverse. Right off the bat. Is there a lot of colorism I'm Puerto Rican. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But we're all over in the palette, man. So we're very diverse. Is there a lot of colorism, though? Straight up. Yes, absolutely. It's a huge problem. There's colorism everywhere. It's a huge problem for your uncle.

Yes. For you, not that bad. Yeah, I mean, it gets bad, for sure. Yeah, that's everywhere. Did you make that choice when you chose your wife in the show? Because there's actually, this is weirdly something I think you brought up. Normally, you'll see minorities who are married, the man is darker and the woman is lighter. And your show, I'm thinking of two married couples off rip where the woman is darker and the man is lighter.

Dave Merhedge's wife on the show. Yes. Oh, shout out Dave, man. And Moe. Shout out Dave and Moe. You work with great. Love Dave, love Moe. Yes.

Yeah, that's the best. No, we, well, we going into the second season Shout out Dave and Moe. You work with great. Love Dave, love Moe. Yes. No, we, well, we going into the second season, which Shelton will get to in a couple of years, but it, we. The episodes are 20 minutes, bro. How am I going to get through this? You know what I mean? He's been weeping over the queen dime.

Are you guys done? He's got time? No, no, you mean Diana. He just found out about Diana. Yeah, Diana, dude. That was crazy. Most of the Muslims in America are black, and so we wanted to put black Muslims on the show. We got Mahershala Ali in the second season.

He's great. Yeah, and my character, yeah, marries his daughter. Yeah, so we were excited to explore those storylines. I realize how famous you are based on who comes on your show. Mahershala Ali, Bella Hadid, Mia Khalifa, and I'm like, this motherfucker's crazy famous. The third one. Well, they are. Mia Khalifa, and I'm like, this motherfucker's crazy famous. The third one. Mia Khalifa, she's well

known. Yeah. Hey, can I ask you a question about Mia Khalifa? This is like my... I went to Egypt. I went to Egypt. I haven't seen my aunt in three years. And the first thing she says to me is, Mia Khalifa, huh? This is my aunt in Cairo.

Is she like disappointed or intrigued? Curious. Oh. I get the disappointment. Yeah. Because she's Catholic. So that's not her shit to wear in the porn. What?

You didn't know this? No, are you doing an Andrew thing? Yeah. I'm right. Tell him I'm right. I don't think I would ever say you were right, but that would be a crazy position to take. But I get what you're saying.

I understand the backlash, right? Because I think the Western version of it is like, oh, this woman's name is Mia Khalifa, so she must be Muslim, right? Because a lot of times we don't realize that there are Catholic Muslims, right? Catholic Muslims? Yep, I said it, and keep it in Muslims? I said it and keep it in.

I said it and keep it in. Double down. Catholic Middle Eastern folks, okay? And so she's wearing the hijab and the porn. And I get it if you're a Muslim. You're like, yo, this isn't even your shit. Like if you were Muslim and devout and you want to porn it up, okay. But you're putting on a, you know, Muslim

face. It is a Muslim face. It's slim face. She's wearing slim face. I was just thinking about Catholic Muslims, like, just like like a Christmas without food. Is this Christmas or Ramadan?

What are we doing? It's tough, bro. We need more Catholic Muslims. That was a great way of getting around answering that

question. What's the sketch? Nia Khalifa, she came on our show, really just a very sweet

person. Now when you were praying, because I know you guys were praying during filming, did she know

what to do? We did, no, it was separate. Or was she like me, where it's like, okay, you guys do your thing. I'll see you in about 15 minutes. You don't pray with them? No, I wasn't even invited.

You don't invite them to pray? He prays before we eat. He was doing that? He was. All this time, you're not Muslim? Everything unveiled on this episode. Half of the flagrant cast thought they were Muslim

turns out none of them are somehow Schultz knows the most Schultz is a Muslim Christian for real I am I am a Muslim Christian he's a Muslim Christian

atheist what were you doing in Egypt again? seeing the pyramids you just went to see them they're dope unbelievable it's like actually lives up to the hype.

Blew my mind. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Without a doubt. Blew my fucking mind. Yeah. Yeah, I mean, it was to this day the most amazing thing

I've ever seen with my eyes. Yeah, I talk about them all the time. People be like, dude, you're Egyptian. You stereotype. You sit and talk about the pyramids. Yeah, they're so dope. Yeah.

They're worth talking about for another thousand years. Now, do you think it was the Sudanese that made them? There's a lot of theories. Which one do you believe? I like the alien stuff, personally,

just because when they get into the precision of how every brick is, it's like it was made in a machine. It's like machines like we haven't even seen. And so that, I get into that. You get pride from that because you're like, yo, they think aliens built those and it's us. Yeah.

Is that what you're saying? No, I don't. I kind of like the alien theory. I think even if we were working with aliens, that would be profound. And they would choose the Egyptians. That's what I'm saying. Yeah. It's a win-win.

Exactly. You know what I mean? So if we did them or if aliens did them, it's a win-win. Exactly. You know what I mean? So if we did them or failings, it's a win-win. And I say that because you guys can work with Israel. You can work with other countries. Everybody wants to work with you. You're not going to go to Saudi if you're an alien. Do you know what I mean? These guys are really strict. You know what I mean? They're not willing to negotiate. Well, Egyptians, we're down to make a deal no matter what. That's what I'm saying. If an alien comes,

it doesn't really matter. Like, we'll hang out with aliens. Like, an Egyptian could convince an alien, I'll fix that UFO. Like, whatever. Like, an Egyptian

would tell you, I got a UFO guy. Like, don't even worry. I'll take it in the back. We'll make it happen. UFO, my UFO. Like, anything. That's what it means

to be Egyptian. Like, we're down. Like, we're... I don't care if i haven't seen it i'll figure it out the real chosen people man i'll figure it out yeah we we do you had a good time though people don't understand how tourist friendly it is yeah it's like it's really they love someone not from there yeah i'll show you around you'll have an amazing that was the other thing that happened is that everybody that i've ever met, and maybe this is, I don't know, but yeah, everybody I've ever met is like, here's the key to my home. Like every American Egyptian is like,

you just stay in my home when you're there. I've given so many keys out. Yeah. Is it real? Do you just go there and there's no home? What do you mean? Like no key? Even my boxing coach, he's Egyptian, right? He was like an Egyptian champion like, an Egyptian, like, champion. Yeah. And he's always just, yeah, just stay with me and, like, my family. Yeah. And I'm like, you're divorced. He's like, it's okay. He's like, you should stay with me.

He just gives you an address. He's not there. Yep. Yeah. And then she's, like, fighting with him through you. Yeah. She's like. You're, like, trying to go to bed.

I think you owe me some money. You're his proxy. That's tough. No, yeah, yeah. You're there. He calls you at 2 a.m. He's like, all right like trying to go to bed. I think you owe me some money. You're his proxy. That's tough. No, yeah, yeah. You're there. He calls you at 2 a.m. He's like, all right, there's a drawer. There's some stuff in there that I need.

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Are they really happy to see you? Or are they like, because when I go go to India I grow up my whole life here thinking I'm Indian then I go to India they're like this American motherfucker get out of here you sell out.

There's a little bit of that. Do you get that in Egypt? They just know. I mean I think I can hang for like 20 minutes where you're not sure but then

You speak that well? Yeah, yeah. I mean I can go and not speak English but they'll know that Arabic's not my first language. Yeah, yeah. But then since the show's come out a lot of people will be like oh I've seen the show. Which is cool. I mean, I can go and not speak English, but they'll know that Arabic's not my first language.

Yeah, yeah. But then since the show's come out, a lot of people will be like, oh, I've seen the show, which is cool. Are you crazy famous over there? Nope. I mean, I wouldn't say crazy because it's not on Netflix. You know, Netflix is, you know, like I made...

No, Netflix is huge. It's huge. I mean, maybe in America, but in the Middle East, it's huge. And, you know, like I made Mo with Mo, right? Yeah. Which is really fun. Which is on Netflix.

Go check it out. Which is on Netflix. Go check out Mo's show. Which is on Netflix. Also fantastic. And Rami's show. Unbelievable. We had a lot of fun.

Amazing that you put your homies on like that. We gotta. We do have to, but not a lot of people do. We gotta. You are the model minority in entertainment in that we all say, like, oh, if we get on, we put people from our culture on, et cetera. Right. And not a lot of people do that.

You do that for all of your homies, and it's so beautiful to watch. Even Dave Merhedge gets his own episode this season. Yeah. Like, you're going to be surprised and impressed, I think, how little he's in his show season three. Not that he's not in it, but most of us are so, like, needy and want to be the centerpiece

of everything. He puts, he has given everyone their own episode, basically. You think you'll still be in the business by the time I get to season three? You know, if there's a chance that I could retire,

I'd be down. No, I love doing this and it's the kind of thing where, like, you know, because we're working on something together as well and it's the kind of thing where like you know because we're working on something together as well and it's like I feel like

in 10 years for all of us like all of us being able to branch out and be working on each other's stuff and doing this kind of thing so the more I can be a part of it

it's the best because the idea that like you know so much of and I think the industry used to do this with stand-ups a lot I love the way

you break the mold with stand-up because there's just this idea of oh there's just this idea of, oh, there's just the chosen few who can only be on the chosen networks, who can only do this, who can only do that. And I think, you know, whether it be trying to be divided, even just within

stand-ups or even trying to be divided by, okay, well, this is the black comic, this is the Asian comic, this is the whatever. It's anything we can do to be like, no, like, yeah, I put up my boy and his show is so much different. And we worked on each other's stuff and it doesn't, yeah, there's similarities, but put up my boy and his show is so much different. And we worked on each other's stuff and it doesn't, yeah, there's similarities, but it's way more different than it is the same. And to be able to keep doing that with a bunch of people, for me, and like,

I'm excited about 10 years from now when you see the people who started, even on our show, on certain like circuits, you're doing this on certain circuits, you're going to be like, whoa, everybody's, look what everyone's doing. My Christian homie, Muslim Christian, maybe, who knows, but he always says, you know a tree by the fruit that it bears. And then when I look at you and I see Mo gets his own show, and then everybody gets their own episode on the show, and then May, who plays your sister, is doing Marvel stuff. May plays my uncle, he's on Marvel.

You do a show, you throw me a role, you got an animated series, you're putting all your homies on, and it's like, oh, this guy, this is the fucking guy. I really believe that. You are the guy in the business. It's all of us, though. See how you do that? No, no, but I'm telling you, because I'm writing something, and I'm like, okay, I don't want to write it all for myself, because this dude's so funny. This dude's so funny.

So let's put that in. It is rare enough. No, it's exciting. Here's the thing. And I don't know if this is you specific or you've cultivated a team that's also great at this, but like I think once you really understand story, and I'm always envious of people who really get story, it's easier to trust that person EPing other projects.

Right, right. And from the episode that I've watched, and I'm assuming it keeps going. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. You got another 29 to go. Okay, well, I'm ready. I got my whole fucking week ready to go. No, no, no, but I think you really understand story,

and this is something I've even seen in stand-up. So for me, let's say I'm an exec, and I I go, oh wow, this guy's crafting story brilliantly. I think that he could take what Mo has, which is phenomenal story. I mean, the guy's life is unbelievable, but also craft that into a show and I could trust it. I go, oh yeah, I could see this guy doing it. And that's, I think the different position to be in from like someone who's maybe on stuff is famous they might not be a storyteller

but they might be an uber talent their amazing piece within yeah so it's hard to like give that person the keys to the organization say yeah

create some more stories or create some more shows because that might not be their skill set but it feels to me that that is your genius zone it's

well it's something I'm learning too right because it's like even like it's like yeah I learned it genius zone. Well, it's something I'm learning too, right? Because it's like even like, yeah, I learned it getting to make it. So it's like we got to make 20 episodes and then it's like going into making Mo's show. It's like we have 20 behind us. So then it's like, well, the Mo pilot better be better than this other pilot, than the Rami pilot. Because it's like we've got 20 behind us as a team, right? And then now we're doing this other thing.

And then these things grow and then it's like it'll grow into something that even I'm not running or whatever because we just got to plant the seeds. And stand-ups do that all the time. It's like you bring somebody to open for you and then you go out and then they figure out their thing and then they go do their thing. So there's so many great stand-ups I opened for. I opened

for Gerard for a while. I opened for Mark Curry, Hangover Mr. Cooper. Mark Curry is a top 10 comedian. He's so good. He's unbelievable. He's so good. Like people don't understand how funny he is.

And I learned so much just hanging out with a guy like that. Like he gave me so much. He was so generous. So it's like every time someone lets someone open for them, they're being so generous.

And then that person gets to like take it in, put it in with their own sauce and then spread that, you know and and that's because because it's funny again like we're in the industry and then you kind of feel this thing where it's because it's all you see you feel like so many people are doing it when you zoom out and you look at the world it's like yo we're it's just a few of us yeah just a few of us doing it and so the more we're generous with each other then you know there's there's room for more people so that's fun. 100%.

But yeah, you need people in those positions of and when I say like power, it's not just decision making, it's like the ability to create. Yeah, sure. And not everybody... Experience. Yes.

Road hours, like when you have the road hours, it's like you start with and it's so fun too when you're doing stand-up for a while because you can see someone with a 10-minute set at an open mic, and they've got two jokes that work, right? Two jokes that work. But off the two that work and why they work,

you could see their whole career. Like, if they stick with it. You know what I mean? You remember the first joke you wrote that you were like, oh, this is my sauce? Yeah. And none of the other stuff, you were kind of doing an impersonation of what was funny.

And then the more you just keep building around, this is my sauce, this is my sauce, this is my sauce, and then it grows. That's what's fun. You know, it's just getting those hours. I also don't think people understand how brilliant of a stand-up you are because the show has really done so crazy, you're doing so much. You've kind of, it seems like you're not putting out as much stand-up. Are you planning on doing that soon?

I'm going to do another hour. Yeah, I'm going to do, I'm trying to shoot an hour in January. Yeah, so I'm excited. I'm going to be there. Yeah, I'm going to get another hour. Yeah, I'm going to do, I'm trying to shoot an hour in January. Yeah, so I'm excited. I'm going to be there. Yeah, I'm going to get out and do it. Getting the story down in these episodes, how many episodes do you think you did before you go, oh, I know how to make TV?

When you've made stuff enough, you can really sense where something needs to, and so we have a really good rapport back and forth with that, because the way that our tones are going back and forth, especially in the first season. And then I think by the time we got to season two, and then probably by season three is like, I'm directing most of the show at this point and I'm just kind of running with it. So I think like going into, I would say like around mid second season, I started to understand way more what I wanted from the show in terms of theme and comedy. So I think season one, I was like, it's got to be funny. And in season two, I was like, oh, I want more character. And in season three, I was really thinking, okay,

how do we blend those? It actually gets harder for me to watch as the show goes on because you're so good at eliciting the emotion from me you want to elicit, and your character struggles more and more with his goodness and humanity as the thing goes. And I'm like, dude, I'm feeling too uncomfortable. You're giving me such a strong discomfort. I don't know if I can keep watching.

I do because it's so good, but it's fucking hard sometimes. Why, why, why? Because he's, you just watch. Do you relate to the character? Probably on some level that I don't want to, because culturally, you know what I also noticed about your show, the way white people used to talk about Louis' show, I was like, I don't get it the way y'all get it.

And then when I watch your show, you're Egyptian, I'm Indian, obviously it's very far apart. You know, not on the Schultz map, but most maps are very far apart. But I was like, oh, this must be how white people felt about Louis. I felt a connection to this show. Like, I had never seen us represented so accurately on TV. So to watch you struggling makes me feel like I'm almost watching myself or my brother or whoever struggle

and it's like I can't handle it past a certain point. It's too real. Is that something you're proud of that all browns are the same? Pretty much. If you really get down to it. Is chicken or rice that different? You're not that unique. We were right. You know what I mean? But y' You're not that unique. We were right. You know what I mean?

Yeah, but y'all aren't that unique. You think it's fucking easy. The Irish and Italians are different. No one cares. You're the same. We need a show about you, Brian, just a Scottish

American kid trying to figure it out. I'm with a unique story, dude. Completely unique. Just growing up here in Manhattan. All white people are the same.

Whatever I need. Going back to Scotland. Basketball shorts? Let's go get them. And I think that that to me is the talent of Schultz you say something

super emotional and like really beautiful and he goes all brown people are the same like that's somehow what he draws out of it yeah

always crying you know what I mean a few moments later is this my camera okay just so you guys know you're seeing right now

you're seeing something that doesn't quite make sense, but I have urged the producers of Flagrant to cut out something that would have put Andrew Schultz in grave danger in many parts of the world. And so I just want you to know, you're welcome. If you're a fan of this podcast, I saved Andrew Schultz. Why hasn't there been a Puerto Rican show? What? Why are you asking me? There is. He's Puerto Rican.

No, he's not Puerto Rican. A lot of people think I'm Puerto Rican. I've never been asked this question so directly, but I would love there to be a Puerto Rican show. Me too. So if there's any Puerto Ricans who have a story, email me. Yeah. This is like a sweepstakes?

This is like an open casting call. Puerto Rico. Email me. As soon as you get your electricity back, just send me an email. Oh, God.

Jesus Christ. This guy's an animal. I'm wrong. This guy's an animal. I'm a bad person. Yeah. You are. Okay.

Dear God. Okay, can we get back to the seriousness here? Listen, we're trying to be real. We're trying to have serious conversations. Okay. One thing.

Stop. Be a journalist. I really wanted to know. Okay, here's a question. When you're making the show that is about a culture that maybe the majority of the people that are watching the show or can potentially watch the show are not familiar with, how do you make sure it satisfies the people of the culture and represents them but also is appealing to people who are unaware of it? That's something when I was watching the first episode, I was like, God, this is like really fun. Maybe I'm curious and I like these things,

but it was like really fun to learn the little nuances of the culture. But do you think about that? Yeah, we think about it all the time. I mean, we, you know, and this is something that has been exciting about getting to make most show on Netflix with him too, is that it's a totally different tone and it highlights different things. So there's a lack. And so we never really create from a lack.

So if I'm making something and I'm saying, well, there's nothing, so it has to be everything, I think it would probably be pretty bad. So I kind of make something knowing there'll be a lot of people who don't like that it doesn't have this thing or that thing or don't like what I'm focusing on or whatever. But the parts that do work,

I want them to at least work for me or to work for people who I know will find it fun. So it being its own thing. But yeah, we don't think about too much of where people might be upset or anything. We want to be sensitive, but if you make it from that. Comedy, it's not fun when you're just thinking about the reaction. Yes. There's a show called RuPaul's Drag Race. Yeah. You familiar with it? I've heard of it, yeah. Incredibly popular show. Yeah. There's a show called RuPaul's Drag Race. Yeah. You familiar with it?

I've heard of it, yeah. Incredibly popular show. Yeah. And I was speaking to, you know, Mateo. Yeah, of course. And he said, well, the reason why this, not the reason, but one of the reasons why the show is so popular in the gay community is because it didn't feel like a gay show that was made for straight people.

Yeah. And I watched your show, and I didn't feel like it was made for me. Yeah. Like, there were things I didn't understand. Yeah. And I watched your show and I didn't feel like it was made for me. Yeah. Like there were things I didn't understand. Yeah. And I was really cool because I'm curious

and I'm like, oh, I didn't know these things but it didn't feel like this is how Egyptian Muslims are, white people. Right, right. Is that the secret? Well, that's also

what Akash was saying too about like the, why it's hard to watch sometimes. Yeah, because it's fucking real, dude. Yeah, because you're like, oh wait, this is kind of like me and that's why it's hard to watch because. When it's like you. Yeah, because you're like, oh wait, this is kind of like me and that's why it's hard to watch. Because I actually think it is for us. And so sometimes people will be like,

oh, you're making this show for America and you're whitewashing it or whatever. I'll have people say that. And I always find that odd because, yeah, it's an American show, but it's so specific to our community. It's like so much of what we're getting into. And I also think they don't understand what it's,

it's not like it's a struggle, but it is different being American, Egyptian, American and Indian. Because there's an episode in season one where you go back to Egypt, and there was a moment that stuck with me when you're, like, trying to talk to your Egyptian cousin in Egypt, and you're like, I want to go see this place and this place.

And he just fucking, like, puts you in your place in a way that's like, oh, shit, that made me think about my relationship with my cousins in India. Like, it really does you in your place in a way that's like oh shit that made me think about my relationship with my cousins in India yeah like it really does it hits you in a way that you're like oh fuck I never looked at myself that way yeah you feel like an outsider yeah yeah yeah and then some of the truths are harsh yeah is any of the negative feedback frustrating when like you put all the time into making something for you and like the people that look like you and your experience and then just to have someone be like you know maybe someone from like a different muslim sort of like contingent be like hey you didn't represent this correctly

you're doing this wrong you're embarrassing all of us yeah i mean we it sometimes is just disappointing because it's like you uh yeah you want to connect that's why we do this that's why we do comedy is like oh i just want to connect with people but why we do this. That's why we do comedy. It's like, oh, I just want to connect with people. But then, you know, so sometimes I'll feel bad about it, but then also sometimes it's so ridiculous that I can't even pay attention to it. Like we had put out pictures just for season two,

just pictures. And it was like me and Mahershala Ali praying. And first comment, brother, he has too many prayer beads. I was like, okay. I was like, you haven't even heard him talk too many beats brother I'm like oh wow this is gonna be a fun one yeah I can't wait to see what happens you know but the other thing is because part of part of this is a reaction to

what's been done to us so for so many decades most of the content about us is documentaries right that can be dehumanizing or only show kind of the worst parts. So we're almost as an audience because we have so little comedy. We're in documentary mode. So people walk into my show and they're kind of like, wait, this isn't real. And it's like, well, yeah, it's a comedy. It's like any other comedy.

But we've been so conditioned that everything we're watching about us is like a news report. And so they think I'm making a news report with jokes. And so, again, I don't blame the audience. I mean, I think we're in a tough spot. Right. Just because you're Muslim, you don't necessarily have their trust. Like, they're skeptical as a Jewish.

Yeah, because there's been a massive lack in everything that we've seen. And I think they want to be represented because their representation is normally pretty negative. I see this a lot with my parents. Like, they hated Slumdog Millionaire. Because, like, why are you only showing the bad parts of India? And it's like, they're not trying to make a documentary, to your point. They're just making a movie about a kid who had a hard life. But because there's so many negative depictions of India,

we're starving for something that shows the good stuff. So that they see this and, like, another one, another fucking not- But it's also, like, where cinema and TV are at right now, right? So there was, I think there was an era of like, a lot of like optimistic television. You know, something like a Cosby show or, you know, all in the family, like something that's super positive and, you know,

Cosby show, more black men started going to college, you know. The statistical fact. Yeah, statistical fact in America. Right? So there's this... Right. Like after the film came out, like it was statistical fact in America. Will and Grace, the same thing. Right. What happened with that? After the film came out,

some people say that it advocated for gay marriage. It was from that. Joe Biden said that. Joe Biden, I mean, it's so funny. This is so recent. And this is what's really funny about America too because they look at other parts of the world and say, oh, they're so backwards and this and that.

Biden, I think it was not even, what, 2010, 11, said Will and Grace made him accept gay people and that's why he wants to have gay marriage. That feels like, that's recent. There's polling data from the 90s and it's like 70% of Americans are against gay marriage and then Will and Grace comes out and then by 2007, 8, it's like 30% against gay marriage.

But I remember them being pissed at Biden because they were like, Obama was supposed to be supportive first. You know what I mean? Like, even Obama wasn't. Why would Will and, why does Will and Grace make people accept gay marriage? Because you see gay people

three-dimensionally as humans, people you like, or as for a lot of us growing up. That show is gay? It's a gay show. He hasn't seen an episode. Will and Grace

is about a guy and a girl. I mean, I actually have never seen the show. And he's gay and lives with his best friend as a girl. for a guy and a girl. I mean, I actually have never seen the show. And he's gay and lives with his best friend as a girl. It's impossible for a guy and a girl to not fuck each other, right, on TV?

I don't know about all that. No. I don't know about that, dude. Wait, wait. So Will and Grace was about a gay guy. Are you doing a thing? I'm not doing a fucking thing. I'm not watching Will and Grace.

I'm not acting like... You're a queer actor. You know what I mean? What do you think is going on over here? Your outfit says differently. Yeah. This thing right here. Okay.

Look at Rami. I'm just... I don't understand what's going on. The longer we go, I feel less upset that he's only seen one episode. He's seen nothing. He's seen nothing.

They keep asking me to watch Seinfeld. You know, one of these days, I'm going to get to it. She's such a deeply uncultured individual. Yeah, I'm not cultured. All right, no, but you were saying? Yeah, let me try and find it. Before you brought up his fucking gay shit, you were talking about actual cool, interesting things.

He was like, hi, I'd like to talk about the LGBT for a second. It's like, can Muslims have a like to talk about the LGBT. For a second, it's like, can Muslims have a fucking moment, white guy? Jesus Christ. Bro, there's going to be a gay fatwa on your head, bro. Dude, what's going on

with this guy, dude? I'm telling you. No, it's not. I'm expanding the caliphate, bro. There's going to be a gay fatwa. Do you know if you've expanded the caliphate?

I don't know. I think you have, dude. I saw a blonde girl that was Muslim on TikTok. Whoa. And you think it was because of me? 100%. I think you definitely had a part of it. 100%.

Yeah, blonde Muslim girl on TikTok. The Lebanese Muslim. The blonde Muslim, I think is her name. Really? Yeah, absolutely. Damn. What I was going to say. And we're back.

We're back. Thank you. What I was going to say was the, oh, Cosby, like just that kind of show. We haven't had that. And then I think the show that, you know, I did make is so much weirder. So it's this weird thing where it's like cinema and TV

are at this kind of evolved place where it's like no one would even make Cosby now because I think most audiences are like we already saw that we want something a little bit different yeah it doesn't feel as grounded we're kind of in a more grounded satirical place just in terms of television and cinema but then yeah then you have groups who just haven't had a show that's even just like quote-unquote normal so again like I kind of feel for that I feel for the when the audience doesn't like what I'm doing because I'm like, I get it. You do want the Cosby moment.

But the Cosby moment was 40 years ago, 30 years ago. And so it's weird because we're just, it's this time gap. Go, go, Alex. No, I'm saying it's always going to be people in your culture who are the most critical. Yeah, yeah, of course. Think about the powers or the empires. It was black people complaining the most or the empires like it was black

people complaining the most about those shows yeah like i was so inauthentic to it's personal yeah yeah it's personal but the conversation is all good in a way even if people are disagreeing because that's kind of the whole point because if it's touching on a nerve then people are talking about something and then the whole point is for a show to create conversation how long did it take you to get to that place emotionally even if it it's negative, at least they're talking. Yeah. After the second season, I got to that place. Okay. Yeah. How many takes of that guy cleaning your feet did you have to do? A lot. Really? Yeah, it was in the pilot. Was that weird when he was going in between? Because that shit was super vulnerable. That happened to me at a mosque. Get out of here. Yeah, this guy,

you know, was trying to show me how to do the cleaning for the prayer. So he grabbed my foot. And he was webbing to webbing. He webbed. He webbed. Yeah, I was webbed. And it happened. And I wrote about it.

And I'm here. And I'm okay. Oh, nice. Congrats. I mean, that's fire. Do you still talk to that guy? I didn't know him. Yeah, no, I don't.

I've never seen him again. No, eye contact, nothing? I didn't, like, get webbed and then ask for his number. Like, no, it was just, it ended there. As a Catholic, I've had similar experiences. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It wasn't a webbing, but it looks like a web when it comes out. We'll talk about it later.

You see how normal that is? I had a stranger clean my feet at Burning Man that's true at Burning Man massage day one

first time at Burning Man it's very it's accepted there everything's about time and place like where you are yeah

that guy would do great at Burning Man the mosque uncle oh they would love him oh mosque uncle at Burning Man yeah they would love him people would think

he was a prophet they'd go oh my god who's this powerful brown man no I haven't been Oh, Moscow Unclogged Burning Man? Yeah, they would love him. People would think he was a prophet. They'd go, oh my God, who's this powerful brown man? No, I haven't been to Burning Man. No, really? You gotta go. It's still cool. Wow, dude.

I'm just curious. No, no, I'm not trying to be judgmental. Does everything have to be cool, Rami? No, I mean, maybe it's just genuinely spiritual. Yeah, man. What did you learn in Burning Man? What was the biggest lesson? I learned how fucking expensive it is to rent two RVs.

I did rent that. That was a hard lesson. No, no. What did I learn? I learned what people are capable of when you remove scarcity. That's beautiful. Well, yeah. I don't think he meant that. Yeah, I didn't think he meant it either.

Well, I said it to hear more. Yeah. It was like a that's beautiful and. It's like a comedy yes and, but for emotions. I feel like we've talked about it on the pot a bunch. Oh, you have. Okay, if you've covered it a lot, then I don't want to. But no, it's just like people, when you remove scarcity and you accept them, no matter what,

are capable of being really kind human beings. And that's an awesome thing to see, especially growing up here in New York where it feels like everybody's trying to take something from you every second you walk out of your home. So that was what I knew growing up. And then I went to this place where people are just trying to give things to you every second you walk out of your RV. And it was a really weird thing. And what happened afterwards is I also just wanted to kind of give. And I felt like guilty

that I wasn't providing enough. And yes, it takes drugs and a random place for a week and people who have enough money to go there to be like that. But you feel that real experience because it's real. And then hopefully that comes out with you to the rest of the world you know what I mean that is beautiful I mean and what's funny too is that like I think a lot of Arab countries

work like that yeah they do like Arab communities just go to Egypt no I'm telling you go to no but that's the thing

about Burning Man it's like they're going out into the desert less electricity sand I'm like just come to the Middle East I said India is my Burning Man

our camp our camp was all Persians. Yeah, dude. It was pretty much some Armos, some Persians. Yeah, it was like,

and Vala even said it. We were like, he's like, who should we go? We're late in the game. He's like, listen, you're going to go to the desert

and deal with white people or be with the people who are at home. The Bedouins. And they fucking killed it. It was just amazing. But they also have that, the communal aspect.

It was amazing. The love is there. Yeah, we're going to get two out there. You think? Yeah. I'm kind of down. Did you ever have a moment?

Go, Ayo, go. When you were in college, did you ever stray away from Islam and fuck around with drinking or anything like that? No, I never drank. I just didn't philosophically understand why I would do it. I did shrooms. I was going to say, and also probably weed because every Muslim I know doesn't smoke weed. Really? I didn't want to be, no, no hash, no weed.

I didn't want to be sleepy. How was shrooms? Amazing. Yeah. Yeah. I literally did it three times, wrote down everything, and then I just have these like journals. Three seasons of Ramy, there you go. Yeah.

Wait a minute, never drank at all? No. Wow. And what do you mean you didn't philosophically get it? I just, like, I have fun hanging out with people. So I didn't need the social lubricant. But there's also, like, so many of my friends do it, and they have a good time and whatever.

So it wasn't even from a judgment place. I was just like, oh, I don't. I would feel like I was doing it because other people were doing it. Which, you know. You don't have the social like I was doing it because other people were doing it which you know you don't have the social anxiety that some people have I think any of it

early on because you know we start doing the like no one realizes like how early we start doing the you guys probably started like early

making things doing things you know I think I must have been like 14, 13, 14 making videos doing all that stuff so I would

like anytime I did have social anxiety, but what I did was just, I would have a camera everywhere. Ah, so you just both. So, yeah, I'd just be like, oh, I'm filming, you know. You had a thing to do. Yeah, you have a thing to do. Yeah, yeah, I would always have a thing to do.

Yeah, that makes sense. Oh, I got a bag. I got to go somewhere. But you were also with Nickelodeon very early, right? Oh, no, Nickelodeon show I did, I was 20. Oh, okay, okay. Yeah, I was 20. Oh, okay. There's a... That's weird.

Nickelodeon show? I know, it's a weird age to be on a Nickelodeon show, because everyone's like a young kid or an older adult, and then I'm just 20. It's so odd. Like, you're just, I have no peers. That's how I met Mark Curry.

He was on the Nickelodeon show, too. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Wait, Hanging with Mr. Cooper was Nickelodeon? No, it was a different show, but he was playing a neighbor, like a friend. And then, yeah, so we would shoot this Nickelodeon show during the week, and then we'd go to different cities

and do stand-up on the weekend. I love it. It was crazy. All right, listen. Let's get Rami out of here for a second because we know he doesn't know anything about sports, okay? The guy's too thoughtful. Let's talk about some deportes.

Akash, please. What if we never said that you were here and they just didn't notice the difference? I think something happened to that brown guy. You want to hear a sports story? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Bust it, bust it, bust it, bust it. Guess who hired divorce lawyers?

Ooh! Son, this is crazy. Giselle and Tom Brady. Tom Brady. Okay. I'm devastated. Okay, why? Because this is the goat of all goats.

First L of Tom's career? First L of Tom's career. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And it's not even that he can't do better. He can. He's going to do better. Is it an L, or did he find a way to get rid of his wife as she turned 40

like is it like is this just another Tom Dubb you know what else it could be he's finally he was always

less rich than her cause he would take the pay cuts now he's building out Brady Brand he's doing all this stuff and right before I really get caked out

let me just pull the Bezos pull the Bezos exactly pulled a motherfucking Bezos and this is Corona time Brady Brand, he's doing all this stuff. And right before I really get caked out, let me just pull out. Pull the Bezos. Exactly. Pulled a motherfucking Bezos. And this is corona time. Brady Brand going to build out.

TV 12 going to build out. He's going to get $30 million a year, whatever the fuck. So right by the time he becomes a billionaire, he gets rid of the wife who was carrying him all these years. Yeah, she's gone. It might be what he did with Belichick. I don't need you anymore. We're good. Guy can't lose. He can't. But I with Belichick. I don't need you anymore. We're good. Guy can't lose.

He can't. Yeah. But I'm still devastated, dude. He was always so perfect. Yeah. He had the happy wife. He had the happy family. The kids I feel bad for.

I don't even know why she's allowing this to happen. I think, and this is a weird tie-in to bring, but I remember when Kobe was going through his legal troubles, he went bananas in the playoffs. Yeah. And everybody's like, how's he doing this? He literally would have court dates and then go play games and then play out of his mind.

And everybody's like, how is he doing this? And my friend was like, of course this is how he's doing it. He's so fucking stressed all day. He only has one thing to focus on. And this is my only joy. I'm going to destroy everything and take all my first picks. Bet the house. Bet the house on the Buccaneers. So I, yo, I'm betting on the Bucs.

I'm betting on the Bucs big, baby. I had a couple other picks that I still think will be good, but I'm betting on the Bucs to win big. A lot. Hey, bet online. Betonline.ag. Okay? We're putting it all on the Bucs.

Also, if you use that code flagrant, they're going to match that initial deposit bonus, 50% of it up to $1,000. So make sure you get that shit. Betonline.ag. Yeah, bet with the bonus money. So if you lose, I don't feel bad. There you go. Damn, bro. Tom Brady catching. It could be W, could be L. Dude, imagine this is what he needs. This is the fire he needed. What if he didn't have it? So he had to win another championship to prove that he could do it without Belichick. But now, he's bored. He's 45. He doesn't want to play.

He needed a little bit of inspiration. And this girl probably said, it's not like you're going to win again. Why would you even play? Oh. To force all the motivation

he needs for another Super Bowl. How dare she? Yeah. How dare she question the goat? And her deep-ass Brazilian voice. Why don't you want to be with me anymore, Tom? voice. Why don't you want to be with me anymore, Tom? Tom, why don't you want to be with me anymore? Don't you want to retire into the sunset together?

Think how much testosterone those kids are going to have. Those boys are going to be mighty better than Tom. That's why Tom was kissing him on the mouth. To build up the estrogen. Do you know what I mean? The last kiss before the voice gets too deep. Dude, anyway, listen. Best of luck to Tom and Giselle. And let's get Raleigh back in here, all right?

Also, Big Daisy energy tickets. Actually, first of all, let me say thank you to everybody who came out to Good Nights in Raleigh. It was crazy. We performed Hurricane Ian was sliding through. We had to cancel one show, and so many people still showed up to the 1030 show. It was fucking amazing. It was awesome. One of the best shows we've ever had.

Thank you so much to everybody who came through. I was amazed that you guys showed that kind of love. Also, upcoming dates, October 6th through 8th. This week, I'm going to be at the Improv in Pittsburgh. October 14th and 15th, next week, I'm going to be at Virginia Beach, Virginia. Again, nothing remarkable about each of these cities. Don't pretend you have better things to do. October 27th through 29th, Philly Helium Comedy Club. It's a cool city. You got things to do,

but you're all miserable. So why don't you just come laugh at Helium Comedy Club? Also, quick announcement before we get back to the show. The improv shows we have in December have been postponed. We will get a new date and I will get it to you. I know a bunch of you bought tickets already, but we will find a new date for you guys. For the three shows I named and the rest of the shows for the Big Desi Energy Tour this year, go to akashsingh.com. Get your tickets before they sell out, and let's get back to the show. About alcohol or drugs, whatever it is, I think humans do need an escape, right? And I think in the Muslim world, you see it with maybe shisha, right? It like just a

moment to kind of like separate myself from reality just a little bit of separation sometimes it's cigarettes sometimes it's alcohol sometimes it's weed weed become incredibly popular right now what do you think that is why do we need a little break from ourselves well we're sick of ourselves we're we're we're I mean that's the thing about living in like a crazy hyper-individualized society is that it's not replenishing to just work for yourself and think about yourself and do all that. And so there's the root of, you know, it could be socially or it could be some sort of disassociation to be like,

I got to do a ton of drugs or I got to drink. I just need a break. To say it without, yeah, you're just needing a break, but I think the biggest break is to just stop thinking about yourself. The basis of any meditation, any prayer, any spiritual thing To say it without, yeah, we're just needing a break, but I think the biggest break is to just stop thinking about yourself. The basis of any meditation, any prayer, any spiritual thing is, oh, how about I not live for myself? And it's the most freeing thing because it's just, yeah,

it gets really dark when you're just living for you. Especially in this time where, like, maybe biologically we're supposed to have kids already. And when you have kids, you can't only think for yourself. There are these other humans you got to keep alive, right? So there's this removal of focus on self, which is probably really fucking healthy. But I'm 38. I don't have kids.

How old are you? I'm 31. 31. Okay, so you've got a little bit more before it's go time. Sure. But still to go that long without anybody else to focus on but you. Yeah. I guess you have God, which is really important.

Yeah. But like, yeah, I agree with you. Yeah, that like constant focus on self. And we need a little bit of separation. Yeah, maybe that's what meditation is. Maybe that's what all these practices are. It's like, yo, you're not that fucking cool, dude. Yeah, just chill.

Yeah. Have you always had this point of view? Like that it's replenishing to give? Or is that something you found as you got older? I learned it from my parents. Yeah, that was my parents were really about that. They were like, yeah, just we got to give. We got to give.

I didn't understand what it was until later. I didn't have the language around it. But that was always the energy with them. Do any of you guys have kids? No. Yeah, you have podcasts. You have kids and a podcast? Yeah, you're on the podcast.

Yeah, my bad. That was a stupid question. Have you gotten more devout since making the show? I mean, it's like anything, I feel like anything I'm doing in my life, I just want to do more of, or just get closer to or clearer to. So, yeah, I mean, it's like it scales.

You know, the more that I think also to the older we get, the more we're like, I don't want to spend my time doing anything that I don't love. The more successful you get also. Well, you're right. You don't have time. Well, you have the freedom to do the things that you want. You don't have to do a fucking Nickelodeon show to like pay rent, right? Like, no, but for real, like I'm sure you're like, okay, this is a good way in the business.

I can't wait to tell my kids, your dad had to do Nickelodeon to pay rent. I hosted a dating show on MTV. I didn't want to do it. You know what I mean? But it's like we do these things to get to where we are. And now when you make the thing you want to make. Your Uncle Andrew was on Guy Code. I was on Nickelodeon. And we did all this so you want to make. Your Uncle Andrew was on Guy Code. I was on Nickelodeon.

And we did all this so you could be you. Now go be a DJ. You have the power. Okay, listen. I know that you don't have much time. Our kids are going to hate us. No, they're not.

But isn't it funny though, like growing up with the dads who didn't talk? Yeah. And then we're like, let's be expressive and share our feelings. I feel like our kids are going to be like, man, my dad doesn't shut the fuck up. You know what I mean?

I'm at home. I got this yappy dad. He made a show about his emotions. And that's why I just build houses. I feel like all our kids are just going to, like, know how to just farm and just, like, live off the land. And say, oh, my dad's got to upload something to the algorithm because, you know, my dad's a YouTube advertised build. Oh, yeah, like, our kids are going to unplug hard.

No, that's how we're going to get them to play. Oh, yeah. Right now, they're like, they don't play. They're just inside on the iPad. But we're just going to be talking to them about their feelings. They're going to be like, I't play they're just inside on the iPad but we're just gonna be talking to them about their feelings they're gonna be like

I think I'm gonna go on a swing no dude playing outside is gonna have a huge comeback huge yeah yeah yeah trees are back

I love the optimism trees are back soon trees? trees just hanging out in trees grass tree houses there's been a tree house dip

coming back that's the next big startup wow you can't charge rent in those. Just for letting you know. We'll find a way. Pedophiles are salivating

right now. Oh my God. Coming back. Pedophiles. We take everything good and just corrupt it. Everything, yeah, yeah. We're talking about nature

somehow. Listen, Rami, listen, I know we don't have all day with you but is there anything else that we want to talk to this I'm so fucking stoked for you I love that you're

working with Akash on something I love that you've taken care of your boys that you've created these shows with I think it's really fucking admirable

and it's great to see guys who are very funny also succeeding and do it the right way and do it the right way likewise to you guys yeah

and tell Andrew where you guys. Yeah, yeah. And tell Andrew where you can find your show. Yeah. Let him know. Yeah, yeah. Hulu. Is it pronounced that way?

Hulu, yeah. Okay. Yeah, what were you saying? Al-Hulum-Dalila. You were saying Alhamdulillah? Yeah, I thought that I was short for it. Oh, you thought Hulu

was short for Alhamdulillah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. That's an ad I'm going to pitch to Hulu. I'm just saying. Season four, inshallah. You know what I mean? Inshallah. Okay.

Guys, thank you so much. You almost got it. I thought that was beautiful. I'm working on it, dude. I'm working on it, okay? Habibi. He knows the thing. No, no.

I only know curse words because my boxing coach, it's boxing, but he just calls me Kosomic for an hour four times a week. Yes. Kosomic, Sharmuta, Sharmuta Kabira. Uh-huh. What does that mean? It's like a bigger Sharmuta.

Big, big pussy. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And then I think that's it. Something, something, Kotel? Yeah. No. Any other curse words that I shouldn't yell back at him? You got the basics. Okay, cool. Yeah, no, cut tail? Yeah. No. Any other curse words that I should yell back at him?

You got the basics. Okay, cool. Yeah, you're doing good. I'm sure when you go and spend the night with his ex-wife, you'll learn more. We're back, baby. Cut it. Okay, thank you so much, Roman.

We appreciate you. You can fight. The guy's a fucking boxer. What am I supposed to do? You're the fucking man. Thank you, man. Love you, buddy. Oh, buddy.