Bassem Youssef: Comedian

A chance encounter got Nooriyah into the world of radio hosting from which she began to DJ and curate music mixes. Her visually rich music compilations were unique, highlighting how some of the most iconic Western pop songs sampled Arabic melodies. When she started posting them o ...  Show more

There wasn’t a huge emphasis on music education when Majid Al Maskati was growing up in his home country of Bahrain. But an unlikely chain of events would somehow lead this young man with big dreams from a small Gulf island to co-create a hit single for Drake and get signed under ...  Show more

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 controver ...  Show more

My HoneyDew this week is Egyptian comedian, writer, producer, surgeon, and television host, Bassem Youssef! Bassem hosted El-Bernameg (The Show), a satirical news program, from 2011 to 2014. The press has compared Bassem with Jon Stewart. Bassem Highlights Lowlights about going f ...  Show more

Patrick Bet-David, Adam Sosnick, and Vincent Oshana are joined by comedian, television host and surgeon Dr. Bassem Youssef! Bassem Raafat Mohamed Youssef is an Egyptian comedian, television host, and surgeon. He is best-known in his media career for having hosted Al Bernameg ...

Collectively, Bassem Youssef has garnered over 40 million views for the Piers Morgan Uncensored channel; a testament to his charisma and talent. His exile from his home country of Egypt shows the power of his disruptive satire, and how at home he feels on Uncensored. A passionate ...  Show more