Bassem Youssef

About Bassem Youssef

El Bernameg, an Egyptian political satire show, is hosted by him. He was named to Foreign Policy magazine's list of 100 Leading Global Thinkers as well as TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World list in 2013.

Bassem Raafat Mohamed Youssef is an Egyptian comedian, writer, producer, surgeon, doctor, media critic and TV presenter, satirical news host El- Bernameg, from 2011 to 2014. The press compares Youssef to American comedian Jon Stewart, whose satirical show The Daily Show inspired Youssef to begin his career. In 2013, he was named one of the "100 most influential people in the world" by Time magazine. Youssef's current projects are the Tickling Giants, The Democracy Handbook and Revolution For Dummies.

Born	March 22, 1974, Cairo, Egypt
Subject(s)	Mass media/news media/media criticism, American politics, Egyptian culture, current events, religion, pop culture, race relations, racism, human sexuality
Children	2
Years active	2011–present
Birth name	Bassem Raafat Mohamed Youssef
Alma mater	Cairo University
Medium	Stand-up, television, books
Genres	Political/news satire, observational comedy, surreal comedy, black comedy, sarcasm, insult comedy

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Trivia

He used to host the popular show The B+ Show.

Bassem Youssef before fame

He was formerly employed as a cardiothoracic surgeon.

Achievement of Bassem Youssef

He used to host The B+ Show, a renowned talk show.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Bassem Youssef family life

With Hala Diab, whom he married in 2010, he has a daughter named Nadiya.

Associations of Bassem Youssef

One of his idols, Jon Stewart, has been compared to him.

Bassem Youssef Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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