Bassem Youssef on the Daily Show

Bassem Youssef was interviewed June 21st on the Daily Show–by his own account, one of the models for the kinds of shows he’s doing in Egypt .

Read my writing about Bassem Youssef:

Taking Satire Into Egypt’s Public Sphere (May 1, 2011)

Bassem Youssef Leaps From Social Media To Television (Aug. 8, 2011)

News Parody and Social Media: The Rise of Egypt’s Fifth Estate (Apr. 4, 2012)

Creating Social Change Through Digital Media I (July 21, 2012)