You can do funny to be a distraction and you can do funny to effect people and this is the difference, What I miss in the show is the political satire as an effective weapon against the brainwashing and the empty propaganda. And I think it's very important… to enable the media and force the authority to be more responsible for the people.

Bassem Youssef

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I chose the Egyptian dream: the dream to make a TV show, and then... by Bassem Youssef

I chose the Egyptian dream: the dream to make a TV show, and then be called an infidel by the end.

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We have dealt with the Arab/Muslim problem in the American media in every single way but through comedy. Hollywood has always been lagging behind comedy... We can make fun of ourselves, too, and I'm inviting us to laugh with us - and all the misconceptions.

laugh comedy fun way

I never thought of myself as a comedian. That is a label - make m... by Bassem Youssef

I never thought of myself as a comedian. That is a label - make me laugh. I want to make you think.

laugh myself me you

I pity Americans for their very bad fruits. Your 'mango' is cucumber. The only thing I really miss about Egypt is mangoes.

miss your bad egypt

It's kinda me and Jon Stewart have a pact together - so he's making me famous in the Western world and I'm making him famous in Egypt!

me egypt together world

I do think that this planet is a totally unjust planet. I mean throughout history - history paints a beautiful picture when it's written by the victorious, but it's a planet that belongs to the strong and the more able, and usually they are tyrants. So basically, I don't see justice happening to the crushed and the weak.

picture justice beautiful history

I get very confused about being called a comedian, because when you say 'I'm a comedian,' people expect you to crack a joke. Maybe I use laughter and humour to make people think. I don't know what you call that - a humourist? A satirist? A pessimistic comedian? I don't know. Satirists can be very dark.

you laughter dark people

The Dark Satirist, like the Dark Knight - that could be a good na... by Bassem Youssef

The Dark Satirist, like the Dark Knight - that could be a good name for a superhero.

name good like dark

I'm not a revolutionary, and I'm not a warrior. by Bassem Youssef

I'm not a revolutionary, and I'm not a warrior.

warrior revolutionary