
Bassem Youssef: Egypt's Jon Stewart on Palestine, the press and Piers Morgan
From Full Disclosure with James O'Brien
Published 4/18/2024

From Full Disclosure with James O'Brien
Published 4/18/2024
In 2011 Bassem Youssef was a little-known heart surgeon in Cairo. A year later, he was hosting his own political satire TV show, Al-Bernameg, drawing in 30 million weekly viewers as he made fun of the Egyptian regime. Bassem's comedy was groundbreaking but it proved too controversial to remain on…