Ramy Youssef Gets “Ozempic For Ramadan” In ‘SNL’ Sketch
deadline.comTonight on SNL, Poor Things star Ramy Youssef appeared as part of a commercial highlighting an exciting new product called Ozempic for Ramadan.
After getting his kids ready for school, Youssef tells the viewer, “You know, fasting for Ramadan used to be easy, but the last few years of work and a growing family, it’s felt almost impossible.
But not anymore, thanks to Ozempic for Ramadan.” A narrator then explains that “Ozempic is a medication prescribed to suppress hunger and slow digestion, and Ramadan is a month when Muslims abstain from food and water from sunrise to sunset.” While making a stop to the fridge at night, Youssef continues, “I used to rush to eat a whole meal before dawn.
But now, I just grab my prayer beads and my Ozempic needle. As long as I shoot up before the sun rises, it’s halal.” A character played by Ego Nwodim shares that since her doctor prescribed her Ozempic for Ramadan, she’s never gotten more work done. “While my coworkers are at lunch, I’m on Google Sheets going ham, no haram,” she says.
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