Ramy Youssef cheekily observed the holy month of Ramadan on “Saturday Night Live” with a parody ad offering a straightforward solution addressing the difficulties of fasting.
“You recognize, fasting for Ramadan was easy. But the previous couple of years, with work and a growing family, it’s felt almost unimaginable. But not anymore. Because of Ozempic for Ramadan,” Youssef says within the sketch.
“I used to rush to eat a complete meal before dawn,” he continues, opening the fridge while it’s still dark outside. “Now, I just grab my prayer beads and Ozempic needle. So long as I shoot up before the sun rises, it’s halal.”
Kenan Thompson also appears within the sketch as a halal cart owner struggling to withstand the delicious smell of his own product. “With Ozempic for Ramadan, now I don’t even get hangry when white women ask if I even have salmon,” he says after stabbing himself with the Ozempic needle.
Ego Nwodim also stars within the sketch as an office employee “on Google Sheets going HAM — no haram,” while Andrew Dismukes is a convert showing off his 27-inch waist.
“Unwanted effects may include nausea, headache and going straight to hell.” boasts the narrator of the parody industrial. “And for those of you claiming that is the precise product rebranded for a brand new, burgeoning Muslim demographic: that’s Islamophobic!”
Earlier within the episode, during his “SNL” monologue, Youssef joked, “That is an incredibly spiritual weekend. We’re within the holy month of Ramadan. Tomorrow is Easter. And yesterday, Beyoncé released a brand new album. There’s just so many religions celebrating unexpectedly.”
He also talked in regards to the power of prayer, and asked God to “free the people of Palestine” and to “free the hostages” taken within the Israel-Hamas War.
