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Bassem Youssef: ‘Egypt’s Jon Stewart’ on Biden, Piers Morgan and More

Bassem Youssef: ‘Egypt’s Jon Stewart’ on Biden, Piers Morgan and More

FromThe Last Laugh


Bassem Youssef: ‘Egypt’s Jon Stewart’ on Biden, Piers Morgan and More

FromThe Last Laugh

ratings:
Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Mar 6, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Comedian Bassem Youssef has been widely known as “The Egyptian Jon Stewart” ever since he gave up being a heart surgeon and made himself into the premier political satirist of the Arab Spring. Now, more than a decade after that career transformation took place, Youssef has been back in the news thanks to his mega-viral with Piers Morgan and subsequent outspoken commentary against both Israel and President Joe Biden. In this episode, Youssef breaks down how he has employed the darkest of humor to draw attention to the fate of the Palestinian people, shares his strong reaction to Stewart’s recent take on the Israel-Gaza War, and reveals why he thinks it might be “too late” for Biden to win back the Arab-American support he may well need to beat Donald Trump. Get tickets to see Bassem Youssef on ‘The Middle Beast Tour’Follow Bassem Youssef on Twitter @Byoussef and Instagram @bassemFollow Matt Wilstein on Threads @mattwilsteinFollow The Last Laugh on Instagram @lastlaughpod and Threads @lastlaughpodHighlights from this episode and others at The Daily Beast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Mar 6, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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