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Bassem Youssef Biography

Bassem Youssef is one of the most popular and richest TV Show Host who was born on March 22, 1974 in Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Presenter for the Egyptian political show of satire El Bernameg. He was included on the Foreign Policy Magazine’s lists of 100 Top Global Thinkers and The TIME Magazine’s 100 People Who Influenced the Most around the World list in 2013.

He has been called He has been compared to Jon Stewart, one of his inspirations., one of his heroes.

Bassem Youssef graduated from Cairo University’s Faculty of Medicine, majoring in cardiothoracic surgery, in 1998. He passed the United States Medical Licensing Examination and has been a member of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) since February 2007. He practiced as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Egypt for 13 years, until his move into comedy and political satirism. He also received training in cardiac and lung transplantation in Germany, after which he spent a year and a half in the US working for a company that produces medical equipment related to cardiothoracic surgery. In January 2011, Youssef assisted the wounded in Tahrir Square during the Egyptian revolution. Youssef has credited surgery for making him “a much harder working person, a nerd, a perfectionist.”

Inspired by the Egyptian revolution of 2011, Youssef created his first satirical show in March 2011. The initial idea came from his friend Tarek ElKazzaz. Entitled The B+ Show after his blood type, the program, at 5 minutes per episode, was uploaded to his YouTube channel in May 2011 and gained more than five million views in the first three months alone. The show was shot in Youssef’s laundry room using a table, a chair, one camera, and a mural of amateur photos from Tahrir Square that cost $100. The show was a collaboration by Youssef with Tarek ElKazzaz, Amr Ismail, Mohamed Khalifa, and Mostafa Al-Halawany. Youssef used social media to showcase his talent and his show gave a voice to the millions of Egyptians who were seething with anger from the traditional media’s coverage of the Egyptian Revolution.

The couple had a child called Nadiya who was married to Hala Diab. He was married in the year 2010.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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The program, which began with a small group working at home with Youssef, moved from ONTV’s smallest studio to Radio theater in downtown Cairo, a theatre redesigned in the likeness of New York’s Radio City, making it the first live audience show in the Middle East. The contents of a typical show’s broadcast have evolved, which began with a sarcastic take on current political events, and eventually incorporating the hosting of public figures and stars from various fields, as well as various artists’ performances. In November 2012, Al-Bernameg moved from ONTV’s smallest studio to Radio Theatre in Cairo’s downtown. Following the move, Youssef succeeded in increasing the show’s worth by eight times in one year. The second season, which premiered in November 2012 on CBC network, was the first real live audience show in Egypt. The show gained tremendous success through its criticism of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, representing the Muslim Brotherhood. Soon after the show started airing, complaints were filed against Youssef, accusing him of insulting Islam, Morsi and disrupting public order and peace.

Bassem Youssef Net Worth

Bassem Youssef is one of the richest TV Show Host from Egypt. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bassem Youssef's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was an cardiothoracic surgeon.

He was host of the well-known show The B+ Show.

Bassem Raafat Mohamed Youssef (Arabic: باسم رأفت محمد يوسف ‎, IPA: [ˈbæːsem ˈɾɑʔfɑt mæˈħæmmæd ˈjuːsef] ; born 22 March 1974) is an Egyptian comedian, writer, producer, surgeon, doctor, media critic, and television host, who hosted El-Bernameg (The Show), a satirical news program, from 2011 to 2014. The press has compared Youssef with American comedian Jon Stewart, whose satire program The Daily Show inspired Youssef to begin his career. In 2013, he was named as one of the “100 most influential people in the world” by Time magazine. Youssef’s current projects are Tickling Giants, The Democracy Handbook, and Revolution For Dummies.

Following the success of The B+ Show on YouTube and the first season of Al-Bernameg on ONTV, Tarek ElKazzaz convinced an old friend, Ahmed Abbas, to join QSoft as chief operations officer and Project Director for Al-Bernameg with the mission of developing and upgrading the show into a multifaceted and global brand. This was done with the help of a team that covered many disciplines, including marketing, operations, legal and public relations. This all helped in developing both Bassem Youssef and Al-Bernameg on all levels and created a global audience. The show Al Bernameg was renewed for a second season after a contract with a second channel, CBC (Capital Broadcast Center), which premiered on November 23, 2012. The second season consisted of 29 episodes and has recorded one of the highest viewership ratings on both TV and internet with 40 million viewers on TV and more than 184 million combined views for his show on YouTube alone. Just three episodes into the show, several lawsuits were filed against Bassem Youssef and his show, mainly for “insult and defamation”. On the season’s premiere, Youssef made the owner and coworkers of his channel the subject of his show, as an assurance that he is granted full freedom of expression, and that no topic was off limits. CBC did not, however, air his second episode, which also featured further criticism of a TV show host who filed a lawsuit against Youssef. The show returned to its regular schedule for the third episode.

In June 2012, Jon Stewart invited Youssef to The Daily Show for an extended interview, “…I do know a little something about the humour business; your show is sharp, you’re really good on it, it’s smart, it’s well executed, I think the world of what you’re doing down there,” Stewart said to Youssef. The segment was one of the highest in viewership on the Daily Show’ s website.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Youssef lives in the San Francisco Bay Area of California with his wife, an Egyptian-Palestinian, and their daughter, Nadia (b.~2012), and son, Adam (b. 2017). Youssef is a Muslim. When asked if he will ever return to Egypt and if he misses Egypt he has responded “no”.

In 2013, Youssef was named one of the “100 most influential people in the world” by TIME magazine and one of Foreign Policy magazine’s 100 Leading Global Thinkers.

Who is Bassem Youssef Dating?

According to our records, Bassem Youssef married to Hala Diab . As of December 1, 2023, Bassem Youssef’s is not dating anyone.

In November 2013, Youssef’s role in the media was recognized by the Committee to Protect Journalists, which awarded him with the International Press Freedom Award, along with three other journalists.

Facts & Trivia

Bassem Ranked on the list of most popular TV Show Host. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Egypt. Bassem Youssef celebrates birthday on March 22 of every year.

On 30 March 2013, an arrest warrant was issued for Youssef for allegedly insulting Islam and Morsi. The move was seen by opponents as part of an effort to silence dissent against Morsi’s government. Youssef confirmed the arrest warrant on his Twitter account and said he would hand himself in to the prosecutor’s office, jokingly adding, “Unless they kindly send a police van today and save me the transportation hassle.” The following day, he was questioned by authorities before being released on bail of 15,000 Egyptian pounds. The event sparked international media attention as well as a segment on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show in which he declared his support for Youssef, calling him a “friend” and “brother”.

What does Bassem Youssef do now?

Youssef fled Egypt in 2014 after his TV show was suspended over his mocking of then presidential candidate field marshal Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, now the head of state. Today, he lives in California and has built a new career as a standup comedian, author and podcaster, but his reflections on Egypt are bitter-sweet.

What is the religion of Bassem Youssef?

Youssef is a Muslim. When asked if he will ever return to Egypt and if he misses Egypt he has responded “no”. For 19 years he studied and worked in the field of medicine. He worked as a cardiothoracic surgeon when Al Bernameg was on hiatus.

Is Bassem Youssef Coptic?

Bassem Youssef (born Egypt) is a senior American FBI agent. He was the highest ranking American agent of Coptic descent employed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as of 2009, as a Unit Chief in the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division.

How long is Bassem Youssef Show?

How long are Bassem Youssef comedy shows? Bassem Youssef comedy sets are generally about 90 minutes.

What does Bassem mean?

Basim, Basem or Bassem (Arabic: بَاسِم Bāsim) is a common Arabic name meaning “one who smiles“. A more accurate proper spelling in English is Basim, as there is no stress (Shadda) on the “s” syllable in the Arabic original. The name stem from the Arabic verb basama (Arabic: َبَسَم) meaning “to smile”.

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