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Tag: Bassem Youssef

Jo Koy at Madison Square Garden headlines 2022 New York Comedy Festival lineup
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Jo Koy at Madison Square Garden headlines 2022 New York Comedy Festival lineup

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 15, 2022August 15, 2022

Get ready to add Jo Koy to the list of stand-up comedians who’ve made it to the big time of headlining Madison Square Garden. Koy …

CollegeHumor mocks Bassem Youssef for leaving heart surgery and Egypt for comedy in Hollywood
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CollegeHumor mocks Bassem Youssef for leaving heart surgery and Egypt for comedy in Hollywood

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 26, 2018

Bassem Youssef left a career as a heart surgeon to become a successful comedian in Egypt, with a talk show the likes of Jon Stewart’s …

Egyptian elections, military might prompt Bassem Youssef’s cancellation; but one final salute from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
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Egyptian elections, military might prompt Bassem Youssef’s cancellation; but one final salute from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 3, 2014

The Arab Spring helped give rise to political satire that allowed a former heart surgeon to speak to millions throughout Egypt over the past three …

60 Minutes profiles Bassem Youssef, Egypt’s political satirist
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60 Minutes profiles Bassem Youssef, Egypt’s political satirist

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 17, 20141

America has Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Egypt has Dr. Bassem Youssef. Big difference. Especially since the latter nation doesn’t have as …

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Jimmy Kimmel’s five-drink toast to his fellow Time 100 influencers

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 25, 2013

Jimmy Kimmel raised a glass, and another glass, and another, and another, and another to toast his fellow influencers on TIME magazine’s arbitrary list of …

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