Bassem Youssef was a heart surgeon in Egypt who rose to fame in 2011 during the Arab Spring protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square after becoming a popular political satirist and TV show host. Bassem was known as the Egyptian Jon Stewart while hosting a Daily Show style program "Al-Bernameg" (The Show) that would at one point be seen by 30 million people each week--roughly a third of Egypt's population. Full show notes available at http://ktla.com/frankbuckleyinterviews.

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