Bassem Youssef
Egyptian-American comedian and surgeon
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| 2024 | Bassem Youssef is set to be a judge on 'Arabs Got Talent'. |
| May 2 2024 | Bassem Youssef was awarded the 'Gold Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Public Discourse' by the College Historical Society at Trinity College Dublin, where he delivered a talk focusing on advocacy for Palestine, the Israel–Gaza war, his arrest for jokes, and the crackdown on free expression. |
| April 19 2024 | On April 19, 2024, it was announced that Bassem Youssef would join Mehdi Hasan's new media company, Zeteo, as co-host for their new podcast 'We're Not Kidding'. |
| 2023 | Bassem Youssef voiced the character Miro Mansour in four episodes of 'Upload'. |
| 2023 | Bassem Youssef acted in the short film 'Upsidedown'. |
| 2023 | Bassem Youssef played the character Amrohi in the episode 'Gone is the Illusion of Order' of 'Special Ops: Lioness'. |
| November 1 2023 | On November 1, 2023, Bassem Youssef returned to Piers Morgan Uncensored for an in-person interview, engaging in a serious discussion about antisemitism and the historic Arab-Israeli conflict. |
| October 2023 | In October 2023, Youssef signed the Artists4Ceasefire open letter, urging President Joe Biden to push for a ceasefire in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. |
| October 17 2023 | On October 17, 2023, Youssef drew international media attention during a virtual interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored, discussing the Hamas attack on Israel and the subsequent Israel-Hamas war. |
| 2022 | Bassem Youssef acted in the short film 'Under the Roses'. |
| 2022 | Bassem Youssef appeared as Gamal in the episode 'Limoges' of 'Ramy'. |
| 2022 | Bassem Youssef was featured in the television special 'The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor: Jon Stewart'. |
| 2022 | Bassem Youssef played the character Abood Rahman in two episodes of the series 'Mo'. |
| 2021 | Bassem Youssef appeared in the episode 'The Problem with Freedom' of 'The Problem with Jon Stewart'. |
| 2020 | Bassem Youssef hosted and wrote for 'Ask Bassem', which included three episodes. |
| 2019 | Bassem Youssef became a naturalised American citizen. |
| 2018 | Bassem Youssef voiced the character Kobeba in the episode 'Falafel's Fun Day' of 'Apple and Onion'. |
| 2018 | Bassem Youssef appeared in 'Dropout', specifically in the segment 'Comedy Sucks (with Bassem Youssef)'. |
| 2017 | Youssef authored the book Revolution For Dummies. |
| 2017 | His life and career were profiled in the American documentary film Tickling Giants. |
| 2017 | Bassem Youssef voiced the character Sabaf in the episode 'The Living Mummies of Toth-Ra!' from 'Duck Tales'. |
| 2016 | Youssef was a visiting scholar at Stanford University's Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL). |
| July 2016 | The digital series Democracy Handbook with Bassem Youssef premiered online and had a one-hour broadcast special in mid-July 2016. |
| April 14 2016 | The documentary film Tickling Giants, about Bassem Youssef and directed by Sara Taksler, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 14, 2016. |
| February 2016 | In February 2016, it was announced that Youssef had reached a deal with Fusion to produce a digital series titled Democracy Handbook with Bassem Youssef. |
| 2015 | Al Bernameg was recognized by South by Southwest as the first and most successful internet to TV conversion story in the Middle East. |
| 2015 | Youssef received an honorary degree and delivered the commencement address for the College of Online & Continuing Education at Southern New Hampshire University. |
| 2015 | Youssef's YouTube channel became the first channel in the MENA region to reach one million subscribers, earning the gold button trophy. |
| November 2015 | Bassem Youssef hosted the 43rd International Emmy Awards in New York City in November 2015. |
| April 2015 | Youssef spoke at the Women In The World conference in New York City. |
| February 2015 | In February 2015, Youssef collaborated with The Daily Show producer Sara Taksler to launch a crowdfunding campaign for her documentary about his experience, Tickling Giants. |
| January 2015 | In January 2015, Bassem Youssef was announced as a resident fellow at Harvard's Institute of Politics for the spring semester. |
| November 11 2014 | Fearing arrest due to ongoing police harassment and a significant fine against him, Bassem Youssef fled to Dubai after his show, Al Bernameg, ended and the Egyptian police raided his production company's offices. |
| June 2014 | Bassem Youssef announced the termination of Al Bernameg during a press conference, citing pressure from the political climate in Egypt as the reason for discontinuing the show. |
| March 18 2014 | Following accusations of plagiarism regarding an article he published, Youssef issued an apology in El Sherouk newspaper. |
| February 7 2014 | Bassem Youssef signed a deal with the Middle East Broadcasting Center to broadcast Al Bernameg on MBC MASR. |
| 2013 | Youssef was also recognized as one of Foreign Policy magazine's 100 Leading Global Thinkers. |
| 2013 | Bassem Youssef was named one of the '100 most influential people in the world' by Time magazine. |
| November 2013 | Youssef received the International Press Freedom Award from the Committee to Protect Journalists, acknowledging his significant role in media alongside three other journalists. |
| October 25 2013 | Al Bernameg returned to air on CBC for its third series, marking its first broadcast since the Egyptian coup that ousted Mohamed Morsi. |
| July 7 2013 | Following the killing of over 50 protesters at the Republican Guard HQ, Bassem Youssef reportedly made no substantial comment other than 'Kifaya' (enough) in response to the incident. |
| July 5 2013 | Bassem Youssef tweeted in support of the military coup against President Morsi, stating that the Muslim Brotherhood was sending its youths to die at army HQs to gain sympathy, claiming it was 'blood for publicity.' |
| June 2013 | Jon Stewart made a guest appearance on Al Bernameg. |
| June 30 2013 | During the mass protests against President Mohamed Morsi, Bassem Youssef participated in the demonstrations, advocating for political reform and freedom of expression. |
| March 2013 | Bassem Youssef began writing a weekly column for Al-Shorouk, addressing controversial subjects such as atheism and apostasy. |
| March 30 2013 | An arrest warrant was issued for Bassem Youssef on charges of insulting Islam and President Morsi. Youssef announced the warrant on Twitter and indicated he would turn himself in, later being questioned by authorities and released on bail of 15,000 Egyptian pounds. |
| January 1 2013 | An Egyptian prosecutor began investigating Bassem Youssef for allegedly maligning President Mohamed Morsi, following claims that Youssef's show was spreading false news that could disturb public peace. |
| 2012 | Bassem Youssef launched his satirical television program 'Al-Bernard', which quickly became popular and made him a key figure in Egyptian media. |
| November 23 2012 | The second season of Al Bernameg premiered on a new channel, CBC, and consisted of 29 episodes, achieving record viewership ratings with 40 million viewers on TV. |
| June 2012 | Jon Stewart invited Bassem Youssef to The Daily Show for an extended interview, praising his show as sharp and smart. This segment became one of the highest viewed on The Daily Show's website. |
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