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Bassem Youssef

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Bassem Raafat Mohamed Youssef (born 22 March 1974) is an Egyptian-American comedian, television host, and former surgeon. Beginning his career with The B+ Show (2011), which was inspired by his experiences during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, he later rose to prominence as the host of El Bernameg (2011–2014), a satirical comedy show focused on Egyptian politics. In 2015, Youssef hosted the 43rd International Emmy Awards in New York City. In 2013, Youssef was named on the Time 100 and on Foreign Policy's 100 Leading Global Thinkers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bassem Youssef is the 67th most popular presenter (down from 39th in 2019), the 553rd most popular biography from Egypt (down from 497th in 2019) and the most popular Egyptian Presenter.

Bassem Youssef is an Egyptian comedian, writer, producer, surgeon, and television host. He is most famous for hosting "Al-Bernameg" (The Show), a satirical news program in Egypt from 2011 to 2014. Often described as the "Jon Stewart of Egypt," Youssef's show provided comedic commentary on political events and figures, which attracted millions of viewers while also drawing criticism and legal challenges from authorities and other detractors during a tumultuous period in Egyptian history.

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Among presenters, Bassem Youssef ranks 67 out of 143. Before him are Ai Iijima, Mehdi Hasan, Walter Winchell, Jee Seok-jin, Ryan Dunn, and Erez Tal. After him are Charlie Rose, Nadia Hasnaoui, Al Franken, Rosario Fiorello, Sergey Dorenko, and Ana Rosa Quintana.

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Among people born in 1974, Bassem Youssef ranks 292. Before him are Fairuza Balk, Loona, Iratxe García, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Thomas Enqvist, and Hiroyuki Sawada. After him are Takehiro Kato, Mikael Åkerfeldt, Hirohito Nakamura, Big L, Rolando Fonseca, and Manuela Schwesig.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Bassem Youssef ranks 553 out of 642. Before him are Rawya Ateya (1926), Sherine (1980), Hany Ramzy (1969), Aisha Rateb (1928), Trézéguet (1994), and Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi (1892). After him are Kim Min-seok (null), Sylvain Sylvain (1951), Ahmed Shobair (1960), Mahmoud Mokhtar El Tetsh (1905), Ghada Amer (1963), and Magdi Abdelghani (1959).

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Among PRESENTERS In Egypt

Among presenters born in Egypt, Bassem Youssef ranks 1. 

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