From the New York Times, this is The Interview.

I'm Lulu Garcia Navarro.

In the trailer for the new animated series, Number One Happy Family USA, there is a tagline that reads

from the childhood nightmares of Rami Yusuf.

Now, it might sound like a warning, but the show itself is really very funny.

It follows the fictional Hussein family as they try to fit into a changing America in the aftermath of 9-11.

And it's punctuated with original songs, irreverent humor, and more than a nod to shows like South Park.

Yusuf was himself 10 years old when the terrorist attacks happened,

growing up in an Egyptian-American family in New Jersey.

He often refers to the dislocation and fear he experienced at that time in a stand-up comedy

and his self-titled Hulu show Rami.

This new series, though, is his biggest attempt yet to examine a period that Yusuf says

we're all still grappling with in the Trump era.

But when I caught up with him, we began our conversation talking about his move into film.

After a role in Jorgos Lanthamos' poor things, he's been cast in a

buzzy new HBO movie about billionaires during a financial crisis. Here's my conversation with

actor, creator, and comedian Rami Yusuf.

Hey. Hey. How are you? I'm really excited to sit down with you.

Thank you for having me. You are in Utah right now, right? Yes. And you're filming a movie,

and it's directed by Jesse Armstrong, the Jesse Armstrong, who created Succession, one of my favorite shows. Correct me if I'm wrong. It's about a group of billionaire friends

who get together during the financial crisis.

It's not exactly the financial crisis,

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