{"id":125720,"date":"2024-03-31T06:07:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T06:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/31\/ramy-youssef-sends-up-nprs-tiny-desk-concerts\/"},"modified":"2024-03-31T06:07:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T06:07:50","slug":"ramy-youssef-sends-up-nprs-tiny-desk-concerts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/31\/ramy-youssef-sends-up-nprs-tiny-desk-concerts\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramy Youssef Sends Up NPR&#8217;s &#8216;Tiny Desk Concerts&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTonight on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/snl\/\" id=\"auto-tag_snl\" data-tag=\"snl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SNL<\/a><\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/ramy-youssef\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ramy-youssef\" data-tag=\"ramy-youssef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ramy Youssef<\/a> appeared in a sketch parodying <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/npr\/\" id=\"auto-tag_npr\" data-tag=\"npr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR<\/a>\u2018s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/tiny-desk-concerts\/\" id=\"auto-tag_tiny-desk-concerts\" data-tag=\"tiny-desk-concerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tiny Desk Concerts<\/a><\/em> sequence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAfter singing a line from a tune, alongside band mates performed by Chloe Troast and James Austin Johnson, he tells a crowd assembled for the efficiency, \u201cThank you so much NPR. We are the Jonah Hughes Band. Now, that last one usually contains a lot more synth, but since this is a <em>Tiny Desk<\/em> concert, we\u2019ve got to be quirking it up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cYep,\u201d says Troast. \u201cThat\u2019s why I play a milk carton shaker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tYoussef explains that Troast is often on the cello, including, \u201cWe\u2019ve never actually played in an office before, like a real one, but being here is a dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBefore segueing into the band\u2019s subsequent tune, \u201cCrazy Girl, Amanda,\u201d Youssef is interrupted by Bowen Yang, taking part in an NPR staffer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cHey, guys. Can we be quiet please?\u201d Yang asks. \u201cSome of us are working.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cUh, sorry. What?\u201d Youssef replies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cYeah, we\u2019re on a call and right now, there\u2019s a little too much ruckus,\u201d Yang says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cOh, well we\u2019re doing a <em>Tiny Desk<\/em> concert here. It\u2019s kind of a big deal for us,\u201d Youssef retorts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cYeah, well it\u2019s NPR,\u201d Yang sasses. \u201cEvery day is kind of a big deal for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tYoussef wonders whether or not this man is \u201cimportant here,\u201d with a personality performed by Sarah Sherman explaining, \u201cNo, that\u2019s Elliot. He\u2019s a new intern, but he\u2019s 35. He said he goes to SUNY Newark.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAdds the NPR worker of Michael Longfellow, \u201cSomeone told me he\u2019s working on a podcast about \u2018AI and rural queers.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cYeah, it\u2019s beyond interesting actually, and I\u2019m excited to announce we\u2019ve landed on a title for my podcast,\u201d says Yang. \u201cIt\u2019s called, \u2018Beep boop, I\u2019m gay now.\u2019 It\u2019s a play on \u2018Wait wait, don\u2019t tell me,\u2019 but it\u2019s not funny at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tYoussef hosted tonight\u2019s episode, with Travis Scott as musical visitor. For video of the sketch, verify again later.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Tonight on SNL, Ramy Youssef appeared in a sketch parodying NPR\u2018s Tiny Desk Concerts sequence. After singing a line from a tune, alongside band mates performed by Chloe Troast and James Austin Johnson, he tells a crowd assembled for the efficiency, \u201cThank you so much NPR. We are the Jonah Hughes Band. 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