page_title: Bassem Youssef
section_title: Personal life
hierarchical_section_title: Bassem Youssef / Personal life
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Др. Бассем Юссеф: египетские эквивалент Джон Стюарт (граффити, 2012-04-20)English: Dr. Bassem Youssef: The Egyptian equivalent of John Stewart (graffiti; 2012-04-20)
context_page_description: Bassem Raafat Mohamed Youssef is an Egyptian comedian, writer, producer, surgeon, doctor, media critic, and television host, who hosted El-Bernameg, a satirical news program, from 2011 to 2014. The press has compared Youssef with American comedian Jon Stewart, whose satire program The Daily Show inspired Youssef to begin his career. In 2013, he was named as one of the "100 most influential people in the world" by Time magazine. Youssef's current projects are Tickling Giants, The Democracy Handbook, and Revolution For Dummies.
context_section_description: Youssef lives in  the San Francisco Bay Area of California with his wife, an Egyptian-Palestinian, and their daughter, Nadia (b.~2012), and son, Adam (b. 2017). Youssef is a Muslim. When asked if he will ever return to Egypt and if he misses Egypt he has responded "no".
  For 19 years he studied and worked in the field of medicine. He worked as a cardiothoracic surgeon when Al Bernameg was on hiatus. In his capacity as a doctor, he assisted wounded Tahrir Square protesters after the Battle of the Camel.
  His favorite comedian is George Carlin.
  In 2014, Youssef changed his diet to a whole-food, plant-based diet after realizing that his diet was the main reason for his feeling tired and lacking energy. Youssef is a proponent of yoga and pilates.
caption: Bassem Youssef graffiti 2012
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