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Bassem Youssef

Bassem Youssef, a.k.a. the Jon Stewart of the Arab World, was a heart surgeon in his home country of Egypt before becoming the host of AlBernameg , the first political satire show in the Middle East. He has appeared on The Daily Show , The Late Show with Stephen Colbert , and other late-night shows, and was also featured in TIME 100, Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. He lives in Los Angeles with his family.