Coming Soon: Remade in America with Bassem Youssef

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Telling Stories with Sheila Nevins

Sheila Nevins was the longtime President of HBO Documentary films.She has worked on productions that have been recognized with 35 News and Documentary Emmy Awards, 42 Peabody Awards, and 26 Academy Awards. Sheila has also won 32 individual Primetime Emmy Awards, more than any oth ...  Show more

Free Speech in Comedy: A Live Podcast with Jason Ross, Kendrick Sampson and Guy Branum

Jason Ross is a comedian and writer best known for his work on “The Daily Show” and “The President Show.”Kendrick Sampson is a comedian and actor who has been on shows like “How to Get Away with Murder” and “The Flash.”Guy Branum is a comedian, actor, writer and producer best kno ...  Show more

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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

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This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes the “Egyptian Jon Stewart” Bassem Youssef to the podcast. A decade ago Youssef was a key figure in the Egyptian Revolution, hosting a satirical comedy show throughout it. But more recently Youssef garnered attention for his int ...  Show more

Bassem Youssef: Do we expect too much from satire?
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Stephen Sackur speaks to comedian and writer Bassem Youssef. He made his name and won an audience of tens of millions with a satirical comedy show during Egypt’s popular uprising more than a decade ago. But the revolution quickly morphed into authoritarianism and Youssef fled to ...  Show more

Bassem Youssef and Maz Jobrani
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Egypt’s top satirist Bassem Youssef and acclaimed American comic Maz Jobrani join comedy duo Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini to take on the world's headlines. This week, what do immigrants in the US really think of Donald Trump? Why are Egyptian performers being censored on Tik ...  Show more