Ramy Youssef's Emmy loss tweet deserves its own award

Not giving this man an Emmy was a mistake.
By Proma Khosla  on 
Ramy Youssef's Emmy loss tweet deserves its own award
"Ramy" episode "miakhalifa.mov" didn't win any Emmys, but Ramy Youssef's video response should. Credit: craig blankenhorn / Hulu

The 2020 Emmy Awards are all virtual for safety reasons, but that didn't stop the Television Academy from sending interns to nominees' homes to deliver them a winning statuette at a moment's notice.

That's a cute idea in theory, but what about the nominees who don't win? Luckily, we didn't have to wonder about their fate for long. Ramy creator Ramy Youssef tweeted a video early in the evening of what happens when you lose an Emmy in 2020, and it is nothing if not on-brand for this insane year.

Youssef's tweet took off immediately, striking people with its hilarity, absurdity, and undertone of bleakness that pervades basically every facet of modern life on Earth.

In the end, even the Television Academy got in on the action.

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Proma Khosla

Proma Khosla is a Senior Entertainment Reporter writing about all things TV, from ranking Bridgerton crushes to composer interviews and leading Mashable's stateside coverage of Bollywood and South Asian representation. You might also catch her hosting video explainers or on Mashable's TikTok and Reels, or tweeting silly thoughts from @promawhatup.


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