Mahershala Ali was stunned Ramy Youssef did so many different jobs on Hulu's Ramy

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“I've been on a couple of really wonderful sets,” Ali, who offered his acting services for Season 2, says in a GQ profile of Youssef. “I'm not kidding you, man. That is the best set I've ever been on.” hen Ali showed up for work, he was stunned by how much Youssef did to make it all happen. “He was doing like seven other things and still texting me: What do you want for lunch bro?” At one point, Ali offhandedly complained that he hadn't slept well the night before and that his back hurt a little. It was just small talk. When Ali got back to his Airbnb that evening, he realized Youssef had gotten someone to replace his mattress. Youssef that while he's involved in a lot, he wasn't responsible for the name of the show being called Ramy. Season 1 was filmed as Untitled Ramy Youssef Project. When he saw an article on his show, it was simply called Ramy. “This is the only job I'll ever have where the show is called Ramy and I'm Ramy and I get the brunt of everything—the praise, the death threats, the condemnations to hell," he says, noting his show is about Muslims, but not all Muslims.