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Bassem Youssef: Do we expect too much from satire?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Bassem Youssef, a satirist who made his name during Egypt's popular uprising, but fled to the US as the revolution morphed into authoritarianism.
Stephen Sackur speaks to comedian and writer Bassem Youssef. He made his name and won an audience of tens of millions with a satirical comedy show during Egypt鈥檚 popular uprising more than a decade ago. But the revolution quickly morphed into authoritarianism and Youssef fled to the US, taking his gift for comedy with him. Did he, and do we still, expect too much from political satire?
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