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A Chat with Bassem Youssef, the Egyptian Comedian and TV Host

Public Radio Tulsa | By Rich Fisher
Published February 19, 2021 at 12:17 PM CST
Aired on Friday, February 19th.

On this edition of StudioTulsa, we welcome Bassem Youssef, the Egyptian comedian, media critic, TV host...and former surgeon and doctor. He came to widespread attention as the host of "El-Bernameg" ("The Show"), a popular satirical news program in Egypt, which aired from 2011 to 2014. (His work on this program, which grw out of the Arab Spring, led to Youssef's being widely compared to the American satirist Jon Stewart.) Youssef joins us to discuss the development of his career thus far, which now includes a new children's book: "The Magical Reality of Nadia."
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StudioTulsa TelevisionThe Middle EastChildren's BooksMedia StudiesEgyptThe Arab SpringComedyCultural and Ethnic DiversityStand-Up ComedyHumor and SatireDemocratic GovernmentsTV CriticismMiddle EastJon Stewart
Rich Fisher
Rich Fisher is celebrating his 40th year of service to Public Radio Tulsa. Since 2000, he has been the general manager of Public Radio Tulsa, and previously served as the host of the public affairs program, StudioTulsa, which ran from 1992-2021. Prior to that, he served as music director, a program host and operations director for the station.
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