Ramy Youssef Jokingly Helps Rebrand Ozempic for Ramadan in 'SNL' Parody
Ramy Youssef celebrated Ramadan by hosting Saturday Night Live for the first time and starred in a parody sketch about the holiday. “You know, fasting for Ramadan used to be easy, but the last few years with work and a growing family, it’s felt almost impossible — but not any more thanks to Ozempic for Ramadan,” Youssef, 33, said in a fake commercial for the controversial weight loss medication . “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 sunrise, it’s halal.” Ramadan takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, falling from March 10 to April 9, for Muslims around the world to pray, reflect and come together. One of the ways that practicing Muslims do so is by fasting. Sunday’s SNL sketch pretended to claim that Ozempic could help those individuals stave off hunger pains. “Ozempic is a medication prescribed to suppress hunger and slow digestion and Ramadan is a mont...