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Bassem Youssef on the Power of Satire for Social Change
The "Jon Stewart of Egyptu0026quot; discusses his influential rise to fame and the dangers of doing political comedy under an authoritarian regime
By Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air • 1 min
Larry Wilmore unpacks some of the complexities of celebrating the Fourth of July in the black community (1:00). He also touches on the increasing difference between "the right" and "the left" on the issue of immigration and prosperity (7:00), before sitting down with Bassem Youssef (often referred to as "the Jon Stewart of Egypt") to discuss his influential rise to fame through satire and the dangers of doing political comedy under an authoritarian regime (13:00).