Bassem Youssef

Bassem Raafat Mohamed Youssef (Arabic: باسم رأفت محمد يوسف, Egyptian Arabic: [ˈbæːsem ˈɾɑʔfɑt mæˈħæmmæd ˈjuːsef]; born 21 March 1974) is an Egyptian-American comedian, television host, and surgeon. He is best-known in his media career for having hosted Al Bernameg, a satirical comedy show focused on Egyptian politics, from 2011 to 2014. Youssef's comedic style has led to him being dubbed "Egypt's Jon Stewart" after Stewart's satirical The Daily Show, which had itself inspired Youssef to pursue a career in television. In 2013, Youssef was named on Time 100. His current projects include The Democracy Handbook and Revolution For Dummies.

For the Egyptian-American FBI agent, see Bassem Youssef (FBI agent).

Bassem Youssef
باسم يوسف‎
Youssef in 2014
Born
Bassem Raafat Mohamed Youssef

(1974-03-21) 21 March 1974
Cairo, Egypt
Citizenship
  • Egypt
  • United States
Alma materCairo University (MD)
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • television host
  • surgeon
Years active2011–present
Style
  • Satire
  • stand-up comedy
TelevisionAl Bernameg
The B+ Show
Spouse
Hala Diab
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(m. 2010)​
Children2
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