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'The Immigrant Dilemma' - Yasmin Elhady on Muslim Matchmaking, Comedy, and Looking Different

'The Immigrant Dilemma' - Yasmin Elhady on Muslim Matchmaking, Comedy, and Looking Different

We're Not Kidding with Mehdi & Friends vor 1 Jahr

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Since the launch of 'We're Not Kidding', Mehdi has sat down with
some of the most multi-talented multi-hyphenates working in
entertainment and media. But few wear as many caps as this week's
guest co-host, Yasmin Elhady — a
Libyan-Egyptian-American standup comedian, lawyer, and co-host of
the popular Hulu TV series 'Muslim Matchmaker'. But before she
was a famous TV host, Yasmin tells Mehdi about her experience as
a Muslim immigrant growing up in Alabama and the bullying she
encountered.

Mehdi and Yasmin also discuss the ways in which Muslim
representation in American culture has gotten better over the
last several decades, but how there's still room for improvement.
As the co-host of the TV series 'Muslim Matchmaker', Yasmin tells
Mehdi how important getting the opportunity to show a different
side of Muslim life meant to her. Yasmin also explains to Mehdi
why she chose the dual path of lawyer and comedian, how her
matchmaking career began with finding a wife for her brother, why
she thinks Colonel Gaddafi was the "gayest dictator who's
not gay" and whether Mehdi bears a resemblance to the
1980s-era McDonald's mascot, The Hamburglar.

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CREDITS:

Hosted by: Mehdi Hasan

Guest Host: Yasmin Elhady

Executive Producer: Kiran Alvi

Senior Producer and Editor: Frank Cappello

Music: Andy Clausen

Design: Alicia Tatone

Mix Engineer: Valentino Rivera

Title Animation: Ehsaan Mesghali