Bassem youssefs albernameg s02e04 12 english subs all subtitled. Bassem youssef, a champion for egypts liberals the new. Egypts censorship of comedian bassem youssef sends wrong. Egypt satirist bassem youssef on revolutions, superheroes and. 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. Bassem youssef backs stewarts gaza stand al arabiya english. The new film might just be youssef s last push to fullscale american stardom. Bassem youssef born egypt is a senior american fbi agent. Youssefs popular show, albernameg arabic for the program. Bassem raafat muhammad youssef is an egyptian comedian, writer, producer, physician, media critic, and television host.
Bassem youssef, the comedic hero of the arab spring, explains how he wants to bring a unique perspective to his american audience with new political satire series. Bassem youssef, egypts jon stewart, is off the air washington post. Mar 23, 2017 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. Bassem youssef was also hosted by jon stewart on his show on the 21st of june, 2012. Media caption bassem youssef s guide to the middle east people think that revolutions are easy, but there is no revolution that can happen in 18 days. Jun 02, 2014 cairo egypts most popular comedian and television personality, political satirist bassem youssef, is officially off the air. Jul 07, 2016 bassem youssef, the comedic hero of the arab spring, explains how he wants to bring a unique perspective to his american audience with new political satire series. Bassem youssef arrives at court in satirical style politics.
Bassem youssef is no longer the jon stewart of egypt duration. I do not own anything in this video except for the english subtitles. Bassem youssef announced on 2 june 2014 that the show was cancelled. Bassem youssef, the egyptian jon stewart, on new fusion web. A new type of political satire emerged via bassem youssefs youtube show that earned him. 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. How egypts jon stewart went from public enemy to tv star comedian bassem youssef faced exile for making fun of middle east leaders so now hes making fun of america politics. Albernameg became the most watched show across the region with 30 million viewers every week. Bassem youssef talks to arthur kade about tickling giants full interview english interviews. Bassem youssef is an extraordinary personality who deserves to be a major international star.
Bassem youssef preparing america with revolution for. 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. But youssef shut it down in 2014, citing political pressure and safety concerns for his family. The press has compared youssef with american comedian jon stewart, whose satire program the daily show inspired youssef to begin his career. Albernameg is no longer on, and youssef was forced into exile in 2014. Pdf word recognition and content comprehension of subtitles for.
Join us for a screening of tickling giants, an awardwinning documentary that follows the team behind bassem youssefs al bernameg. Bassem youssefs albernameg s02e01 12 english subtitles. February 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message bassem youssef born egypt is a senior american fbi agent. Dubbed the jon stewart of the arab world, bassem youssef was a cardiothoracic surgeon when he became the creator and host of the wildly popular tv show albernameg the first political satire show in the middle east. The journal of specialised translation issue 21 january 2014.
The show was hosted by bassem youssef on the freetoair channel mbc masr and reruns are aired on deutsche welle. Bassem raafat mohamed youssef is an egyptian comedian, writer, producer, surgeon, physician, media critic, and television host, who hosted elbernameg the show, a satirical news program, from 2011 to 2014. Media caption bassem youssefs guide to the middle east people think that revolutions are easy, but there is no revolution that can happen in 18 days. Closed captioning cbs news store site map contact us help. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover bassem s. Laughing through the arab spring bassem youssef on. Jan 25, 2014 egypts censorship of comedian bassem youssef sends wrong message this article is more than 6 years old. A documentary film about bassem youssef released in april 2016,tickling giants, directed by sara taksler, was called. Pdf this project explores how deaf children read subtitles on television.
Egyptian comedian bassem youssef confirms the end of his satirical show. He gets billed as the jon stewart of egypt but stewart himself acknowledges that youssef had it a lot more difficult. 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. Albernameg bassem youssef s02e22 segment 1 hardcoded english subtitles duration. After the screening, attend a qanda with youssef and an editor from the onion as they discuss how satire can be a powerful tool for political change across the globe. Bassem youssef on how to laugh in the face of danger impact. Comedy shouldnt take courage, but it made an exception for bassem. Bassem youssef s albernameg s02e04 12 english subs all subtitled. View bassem youssef s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
The egyptian tv host has been labeled a traitor for his satire, but bassem says that wont stop him from poking fun at the powerful. Bassem youssef in the emmy awards ceremony with arabic. Bassem youssef backs stewarts gaza stand jon stewart dedicated a segment of his show to blow the whistle on the u. After the screening, attend a qanda with youssef and an editor from the onion as they discuss how satire can be. Dec 23, 2014 egyptian satirist bassem youssef fined millions in dispute with tv channel. Egyptian tv host bassem youssef arrives at high court on sunday in a satirical style poking fun at president mohamed morsi by wearing a mock graduation cap similar to one worn by the egyptian. Egypts jon stewart tries to rebuild his comedy career in the.
Stewart was never at risk of arrest or of having his show shut down. He was the highest ranking american agent of coptic descent employed by the federal bureau of investigation as of 2009, as a unit chief in the fbis counterterrorism division. Bassem youssef is not only funny and creative but his jokes and stories all hit the right spots. Feb 03, 2016 lovehimorhatehim egyptian comedian bassem youssef is set to debut a new 10episode series in partnership with american cable network fusions online arm, fdigital. Egypts jon stewart tries to rebuild his comedy career in the u. He hosted albernameg, a satirical news program, from 2011 to 2014.
Cairo egypts most popular comedian and television personality, political satirist bassem youssef, is officially off the air. Bassem youssef celebrity profile check out the latest bassem youssef photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Aug 29, 2017 before he was the jon stewart of egypt, bassem yousseff was a heart surgeon in cairo with no online following. Bassem youssef bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Satirist bassem youssef is returning to tv at a scary time to joke in egypt. Bassem raafat mohamed youssef is an egyptian comedian, writer, producer, surgeon, physician, media critic, and television host, who hosted elbernameg, a satirical news program, from 2011 to 2014.
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. Mar 26, 2017 join us for a screening of tickling giants, an awardwinning documentary that follows the team behind bassem youssef s al bernameg. Renowned television satirist, bassem youssef has once again been reported to egypts prosecutor general for allegedly insulting president abdelfattah elsisi. Albernamegbassem youssef s02e23 the bear sketch english. Abdelfattah elsissi burn a poster with bassem youssefs photo bearing a caption that. Bassem youssef in the emmy awards ceremony with arabic subtitles duration.
Lovehimorhatehim egyptian comedian bassem youssef is set to debut a new 10episode series in partnership with american cable network fusions online arm, fdigital. This is the controversial first and only episode of the 3rd season for bassem youssef s popular political satire show, albernameg. Jon stewart the jon stewart of the arabic world the creator of the program. Egyptian authorities forced youssef to flee in 2014 because of jokes he told about the government on his satirical weekly tv show. Jul 14, 2016 how egypts jon stewart went from public enemy to tv star comedian bassem youssef faced exile for making fun of middle east leaders so now hes making fun of america politics. Bassem youssef is a satirist, writer and tv host who has been dubbed the jon stewart of egypt. This is the controversial first and only episode of the 3rd season for bassem youssefs popular political satire show, albernameg. Egyptian satirist bassem youssef file photo january 2014. Dr bassem youssef, the former heart surgeon and egyptian tv presenter likened to jon stewart, has declared he is taking extended time off from journalism, after an antisemitism and plagiarism row swept through egypt.
Youssefs current projects are tickling giants, the democracy han. Egyptian tv host bassem youssef arrives at high court on sunday in a satirical style poking fun at president mohamed morsi by wearing a mock. Egyptian satirist bassem youssef fined millions in dispute with tv channel. Join facebook to connect with bassem youssef and others you may know. The press has compared youssef with american comedian jon stewart, whose satire program the daily show inspired youssef to begin. Bassem youssef on his new book revolution for dummies. Comedian bassem youssef returns to egypts feargripped media environment. Bassem youssef pittsburgh official ticket source byham. In 20, he was named as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by time magazine. Please enjoy the subtitles, and give me any feedback you may have in. For egyptian satirist bassem youssef, former daily show host jon. Egypts censorship of comedian bassem youssef sends wrong message this article is more than 6 years old. Egypt satirist bassem youssef confirms end of show bbc news.
His tv satirical news program al bernameg ran from 2011 to 2014 following the ouster of former egyptian president hosni mubarak, and was directly inspired by the daily show. Satirist bassem youssef is returning to tv at a scary time to joke. This event is part of the pittsburgh humanities festival. Jan 18, 2014 this is the controversial first and only episode of the 3rd season for bassem youssef s popular political satire show, albernameg. Before he was the jon stewart of egypt, bassem yousseff was a heart surgeon in cairo with no online following. Egypt satirist bassem youssef reported to prosecutor general. How egypts jon stewart went from public enemy to tv star. Al bernameg, or the program, became one of the mostwatched.
The show was taken off the cbc network before the second episode. Egyptian satirist bassem youssef fined millions in dispute. In the united states, bassem youssef is usually called the jon stewart of egypt. Youssef said that his show will not be returning to television. Documentary on bassem youssefs effort to do political satire gets metro detroit premiere at freep film festival. The new film might just be youssefs last push to fullscale american stardom. The story of bassem youssef the jon stewart of the egypt and his show the show. Bassem youssef has used parody to argue that egypts ultraconservative sheiks are distorting islam, and for the moment, his satire appears to have trumped their sanctimony. But unlike the other breaks youssef has taken in the nearly three. Dec 31, 2012 bassem youssef has used parody to argue that egypts ultraconservative sheiks are distorting islam, and for the moment, his satire appears to have trumped their sanctimony. 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. Dubbed the jon stewart of the arab world, bassem youssef was the host of the popular tv show albernameg which was the first of its kind, political satire show in the middle east.
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