Nov 10, 2015 bassem youssef, the 41yearold satirical comedian known as egypts jon stewart, delivered a talk in australia this week where he extolled the virtues and spirit of the countrys prodemocratic. Well, when i went there, i mean, people, of course, were mesmerized by donald trump, donald trumps appearance. Mar 19, 2017 bassem youssef is often compared to jon stewart as a political satirist. The resemblance of his political humor to jon stewarts is unmistakable, but where stewarts satire has made him a star, bassem has been labeled a traitor. In 2014 he was forced to flee egypt, a nation unaccustomed to the questioning satire youssef embraced in al bernameg, the most popular show in the. Apr 01, 20 bassem youssef, who is known as egypts jon stewart, turned himself in after the prosecutor general issued an arrest warrant for him on saturday.
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Bassem youssef, the egyptian jon stewart, on new fusion web. Jan 25, 2018 bassem youssef has been called the jon stewart of the middle east. Dws new partnership with magued is just the latest example of ongoing close cooperation with egyptian media. Bassem youssef, a comedian known as the egyptian jon stewart, had only enough time to throw a few clothes in a couple of bags. Hire bassem youssef to speak at events professional speaker. Jul 07, 2016 bassem youssef is well known as the jon stewart of egypt for his comedy show, al bernameg, nicknamed the daily show of the middle east. Bassem youssef speakers bureau and booking agent info. Bassem youssef born egypt is a senior american fbi agent. Last year, famous egyptian satirist bassem youssef was a keynote speaker at the global media forum. He expresses the struggles that immigrants in general and middle easterns, in particular, go through and out of reallife experience in the funnies yet most respectful way. View the profiles of professionals named bassem youssef on linkedin.
His new podcast, remade in america with bassem youssef, explores his life as an outsider in america. Lovehimorhatehim egyptian comedian bassem youssef is set to debut a new 10episode series in partnership with american cable network fusions online arm, fdigital. He talks to nprs lulu garcianavarro about his new book, revolution for dummies. His new podcast, remade in america with bassem youssef, explores his life. Egyptian tv satirist bassem youssef bailed after police. He was the highest ranking american agent of coptic descent employed by the federal bureau of investigation as of 2009, as a unit chief in the fbis counterterrorism division. Bassem youssef is often compared to jon stewart as a political satirist.
Bassem youssef is not only funny and creative but his jokes and stories all hit the right spots. Mar 29, 2012 elbaradei is in fact television host bassem youssef in makeup and a bald cap. The weekly program quickly became the mostviewed television program in the middle east, with 30 million viewers per episode at its peak. Throughout its three seasons, the show remained controversial for its hilarious and bold criticism of ruling powers. Group sales are available for groups of 10 or more and can be purchased by. To put that into perspective, the daily show with jon stewart averaged 2 million viewers.
What is the most cuttingedge software for protecting data and digital. But unlike the other breaks youssef has taken in the nearly three. His humorous and biting criticism of egypts rulers attracted over 30 million viewers, as. He then completed his studies to have his mba from bssa in human resources management. Cairo egypts most popular comedian and television personality, political satirist bassem youssef, is officially off the air. Now bassem youssef is trying to make it in america.
Youssef is currently the host of the democracy handbook, a digital series with fusion tv, and now lives in the united states. Jun 02, 2014 cairo egypts most popular comedian and television personality, political satirist bassem youssef, is officially off the air. Dubbed the jon stewart of egypt, comedian bassem youssef created the political satire show al bernameg. Speaker bassem youssefs accomplishments include bassem youssef is an egyptian comedian and columnist and former cardiothoracic surgeon. Bassem youssef, a champion for egypts liberals a champion who quips. He graduated from the faculty of medicine, cairo university, where he also earned his phd. This is bassem youssef by pomegranate arts on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. On the seventh anniversary of egypts arab spring he talks to the economists awardwinning cartoonist, kal, about. View bassem essawi youssefs profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Im very worried that people will say the show has someone not american talking about american issues or back home people thinking oh this joke was directed at us, youssef told mashable. Bassem youssef pittsburgh official ticket source byham.
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