CBS’s Stephen Colbert welcomed actor, comedian, and Saturday Night Live’s Zohran Mamdani impersonator Ramy Youssef to Thursday’s taping of The Late Show to discuss what it was like to play the New York City mayor on SNL. According to Youssef, the key to doing a good Mamdani impression is to smile at everything, something Colbert agreed with.
Colbert began by asking, “You played Zohran Mamdani a couple of months ago, back on SNL. What’s the trick? What’s the trick? What’s your hook, I should rather say? What’s your hook for a good Mamdani.”
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