Ramy Youssef discovered a gaping hole in comedy. Not only were Muslim people vastly underrepresented, but stories of first-generation Americans always seemed to involve a flat-out rejection of parents' religion or cultural values. Cue hilarious clashes and misunderstandings. Instead, Youssef's Hulu comedy Ramy…

Lionsgate has picked up international rights to A24’s comedy series Ramy, starring Ramy Youssef. Ramy, which hails from The Carmichael Show team of star/co-creator Jerrod Carmichael, co-creator Ari Katcher and studio A24, was recently renewed for a second season on Hulu. Ramy is based on the real-life experiences and…

Hulu has ordered second seasons of its freshman comedies Pen15 and Ramy. The news comes two weeks after the streamer renewed its other rookie sitcom, Shrill. Set for a 14-episode Season 2, Pen15 is described as “middle school as it actually happened.” The series from AwesomenessTV is co-written, created by and stars…

When Ramy Youssef set out to make Hulu’s Ramy—a scripted comedy that digs into his experiences as a Muslim-American living in New Jersey—he had a whole slew of his own stand-up material to bolster him. “I started from stand-up,” Youssef said on stage at Deadline’s The Contenders Emmys on Sunday. He recalled doing…

"What does it feel like if you want to go to Mecca and also want to go to Burning Man?" That's the question posed by Ramy Youssef, creator and star of the forthcoming Hulu eponymous series. "There's a festival vibe," he joked at TCA, where he answered questions about the show with exec producer Jerrod Carmichael and…

Hulu has slotted premiere dates for two new installments of its Into The Dark horror event series from Blumhouse Television: April Fools' Day-themed I'm Just F*cking With You on Friday, April 5 and Mother's Day-themed All That We Destroy on Friday, May 3. The premium cabler also set Friday, April 19 for the premiere…

May Calamawy (The Long Road Home) is set as a series regular opposite Ramy Youssef in the Hulu comedy Ramy, from The Carmichael Show team of star/co-creator Jerrod Carmichael, co-creator Ari Katcher and studio A24. Ramy is based on the real-life experiences and comedy of Youssef, who stars. Co-created and co-written…

Hulu has given series orders to Four Weddings and a Funeral, inspired by the 1994 British romantic comedy film, written and executive produced by The Mindy Project creator, executive producer and star Mindy Kaling and executive producer Matt Warburton, and Ramy, starring comedian Ramy Youssef, from The Carmichael Show…