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Originally a 5minute show on youtube, albernameg became the first online to tv conversion in the middle east and the most watched show across the region with 30. The new film might just be youssef s last push to fullscale american stardom. Laughing through the arab spring by bassem youssef. Bassem youssefs podcast explores life as an outsider. Bassem youssef, dubbed the jon stewart of the arab world, was a practicing cardiothoracic surgeon when he became the creator and host of popular tv show al bernameg the first political satire show in the middle east. Bassem youssef, dubbed the jon stewart of the arab world, was the host of popular tv show albernameg which was the first of its kind political satire show in the middle east. The press has compared youssef with american comedian jon. In cardiothoracic surgery, and worked shortly as a professor. The wild story of egypts jon stewart he hosted a daily show knockoff during the arab spring and had to flee. Negotiating with checking out behavior is no requirement. 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. This event is part of the pittsburgh humanities festival.
Speaker bassem youssefs accomplishments include bassem youssef is an egyptian comedian and columnist and former cardiothoracic surgeon. The value of satire is that it humanizes people in power, youssef tells reasons justin monticello, those considered holy. Its a process bassem youssef quotes from brainyquote. 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. Using satire to overcome hardship how ideology influences culture.
He hosted albernameg, a satirical news program, from 2011 to 2014. Bassem youssef preparing america with revolution for dummies extended interview clip 3202017 egyptian comedian bassem youssef explains president trumps popularity in the middle east and talks about satirizing the arab spring in his book revolution for dummies. Bassem youssef, a satirist who rose to fame in the middle of the egyptian revolution with his incendiary brand of comedy and his knack for unabashedly. On his way to cairo airport, he kept refreshing his twitter feed. Comedian bassem youssef philadelphia tickets coming soon at. Bassem youssefs groundbreaking satirical news program for comparison, the daily show with jon. Bassem youssef was the host of albernameg, the firstofitskind political satire showin the middle east from 2011 until the shows termination by the egyptian government in 2014. Speaker bassem youssef s accomplishments include bassem youssef is an egyptian comedian and columnist and former cardiothoracic surgeon. While his case was eventually dismissed, his television show was terminated, and youssef, fearful for his safety, fled his homeland. Bassem youssef interviewing people on the streets of cairo in the early days of his transition from a heart surgeon to a political satirist, november 2011. Now bassem youssef is trying to make it in america he was known as the jon stewart of egypt. Join us for a screening of tickling giants, an awardwinning documentary that follows the team behind bassem youssefs al bernameg. Bassem youssef is an extraordinary personality who deserves to be a major international star. Bassem youssef, a comedian known as the egyptian jon stewart, had only enough time to throw a few clothes in a couple of bags.
Originally a fiveminute show shot from youssefs laundry room and posted on youtube days after protests in tahir square unseated egypts ruling elite, al. Notwithstanding, youssef is a devout and practicing muslim, who has claimed that the allegations against him and his insults to islam are politically motivated. His new podcast, remade in america with bassem youssef, explores his life. Prince ea, derek hough, javier munoz, bassem youssef, and matt mcgorry offer up their unique perspectives and honest experiences on camera for the first time ever. In revolution for dummies, youssef recounts his life and offers hysterical riffs on the hypocrisy, instability, and corruption that has long animated egyptian politics. Bassem youssef talks to arthur kade about tickling giants full interview bassem youssef talks to arthur kade about tickling giants full interview english interviews. Bassem youssefs keynote address at the 2014 oslo freedom forum. Bassem raafat mohamed youssef is an egyptian comedian, writer, producer, surgeon. Bassem youssef, the host of a satirical news program in egypt, is the subject of a new documentary.
Comedy shouldnt take courage, but it made an exception for bassem. After the screening, attend a qanda with youssef and an editor from the onion as they discuss how satire can be. Lovehimorhatehim egyptian comedian bassem youssef is set to debut a new 10episode series in partnership with american cable network fusions online arm, fdigital. Bassem youssef preparing america with revolution for. 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 countrys history. He graduated from the faculty of medicine, cairo university, where he also earned his phd. He no longer lives in egypt, but, he said recently, i guess the rest of the comparison holds true, because now. In revolution for dummies, bassem youssefthe jon stewart of egypt and creator of albernameg, the most popular television show in egypts historychronicles his transformation from heart surgeon to political satirist, and offers crucial insight into the arab spring, the egyptian revolution, and the turmoil roiling the modern middle east. Laughing through the arab spring by bassem youssef is not kind of something marketed that you can take or otherwise.
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