Weekend Passport: How Bassem Yousef became “The Jon Stewart of Egypt”

Politicon 2017
Bassem Youssef attenda Politicon at The Pasadena Convention Center on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif. Colin Young-Wolff / Invision/AP
Politicon 2017
Bassem Youssef attenda Politicon at The Pasadena Convention Center on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif. Colin Young-Wolff / Invision/AP

Weekend Passport: How Bassem Yousef became “The Jon Stewart of Egypt”

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On today’s Weekend Passport segment, Worldview sits down with renowned Egyptian comedian, Bassem Youssef. Known as the “Jon Stewart of Egypt”, Youssef hosted his satirical news program, El-Bernameg (The Show) from 2011 until 2014. Youssef is now a host of a new podcast called Re-Made in America. As always, our global citizen, Nari Safavi will also join us to give you a couple events to help you plan your international weekend!