I can go back to Egypt anytime I want. Can I leave Egypt anytime I want? I think I can. I think I can. Bassem Youssef anytimebackegypt Change image and share on social
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! Bassem Youssef egyptfamousjon Change image and share on social
This is the conundrum of the present regimes in the Arab world. They still want to control youth; they want to be in control as they did in the 1950s and '60s. But that doesn't work anymore. Now with just a Wi-Fi link, you can understand what's happening in the world. Bassem Youssef 1950s60sanymore share on social
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. Bassem Youssef basicallybeautifulbelong share on social
I didn't invent satire. I didn't come up with it. And it will continue to be a very powerful tool to disrupt political taboos and social taboos and religious taboos, because those taboos are always used to control and to curb people's way of creativity and thinking, by making them feel guilty because they want to make a change. Bassem Youssef changecontinuecontrol share on social
I never thought of myself as a comedian. That is a label - make me laugh. I want to make you think. Bassem Youssef comedianlabellaugh Change image and share on social
I chose the Egyptian dream: the dream to make a TV show, and then be called an infidel by the end. Bassem Youssef callchoosedream Change image and share on social
A lot of people tend to glorify the role of satire and comedians. They put them up as role models, as fighters for the truth and against tyranny, and I think that's overrated. Bassem Youssef comedianfighterglorify Change image and share on social