Bassem Youssef was the host of popular TV show Al Bernameg ? the first political satire show in the Middle East. Originally a 5-minute show on YouTube, it became the first online-to-TV conversion in the Middle East, garnering 30 million viewers weekly, and over a million subscribers to its YouTube channel. In recognition of his success, he was named among Time Magazine's most influential list for 2013, under the ?Pioneers? category, awarded the International Press Freedom Award by the CPJ, and chosen by Foreign Policy magazine as one of the global thinkers during the same year. The first title in Bassem?s children?s book series, The Magical Reality of Nadia, is currently being developed as an animated series. In October of 2023 his interview with Piers Morgan saw worldwide acclaim and was shared and reposted all over the world ? it is now the most viewed interview in the history of Piers Morgan Uncensored. In 2024 Youssef sold over 100,000 tickets to his one-man stand-up comedy show.
