How to pronounce “bassem” in English

Bassem, thanks for being a beacon of revolution and the things that you do.

So that Bassem is our guest, of course, today.

And that was Bassem was still doing at the time.

So I talked to Bassem to ask his opinion, and he said, look, I'm going to be there.

Please join me in welcoming Bassem Youssef and Sarah Taksler.

And less than a mile away from Bassem's office, people were killing each other in Tahrir Square to be heard.

Here's "Al-Bernameg" and Bassem Youssef, he's always back and everything is good.

But once you become friends with Bassem and the team-- that's more important.

Which is the Committee to Protect Journalists awarded Bassem the International Press Freedom Award, I think, in 2013.

There's actually a chain of emails with the subject-- "Can I kill Bassem Youssef?"

We were afraid to talk about politics in public, and then Bassem happened.

I mean, one, Bassem mentioned, right, that I was there when the show got canceled the first time.

First of all, I want to thank you, Bassem and Sara, for coming here.

Like, if there were five people doing the same show Bassem was doing, his show would probably still be on the air,

It's true, I'm not making this up-- "Zionist Operative Jon Stewart Trains CIA Operative, Bassem Youssef.

Yeah, I mean, for me, "Tickling Giants" is about Bassem, but it happens to be about Bassem, and it's about Egypt and the Arab Spring,

There's a scene where a very serious man gets on, and there's subtitles, and he says, does God order you to kill Bassem Youssef?

People talk to me on the internet or on the phone asking me, is it for me to kill Bassem Youssef?

And I mean, I obviously cared a lot about the power of satire to begin with, and that's why I wanted to focus on Bassem's story.