On 'Ramy' he plays a sidekick. Now he's starring in his own show
CNN
The star of "Mo" spoke with CNN about how he finds humor in bleak situations, what he hopes viewers of his new Netflix show will see, why language and authenticity are so important to him and one key thing he has in common with his character.
But you're about to know him as something else: the star of his own Netflix series.
"Mo," which starts streaming on August 24, is a semi-autobiographical dramedy about a Palestinian refugee "laughing the pain away" as he tries to navigate life in Houston and the convoluted US immigration system.
‘SNL’ cast directly appeal to President-elect Donald Trump during cold open of post-election episode
Several of the cast members of “Saturday Night Live” took to the stage at Studio 8H in New York on Saturday in the first episode after the presidential election, where they jokingly appealed directly to President-elect Donald Trump about how they shouldn’t be among his “political enemies.”