Bassem Youssef "The Joke Is Mightier Than the Sword"

Bassem Youssef The Joke Is Mightier Than the Sword (Arts)Egyptian satirist and former cardiac surgeon Bassem Youssef created and hosted AlBernameg (The Program) a 1st-of-its-kind satirical news program that aired from 2011 to 2014 in the Middle East. It became the most popular tv show in Egypt s history with an average of 30 million viewers every week. Comedian Jon Stewart and his tv show The Daily Show inspired Youssef to begin his career and the 2 have guest starred on each other s programs. AlBernameg s humorous yet bold criticism of the region s ruling powers was controversial. Lawsuits were filed against the show and its host and Youssef was issued an arrest warrant in March 2013. He turned himself in and was questioned for 5 hours being subsequently released on bail. The AlBernameg team held a press conference in June 2014 and Youssef announced the termination of the show due to overwhelming pressures on both the show and the airing channel....

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