Bassem Youssef
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And there's a guy who's spreading sort of conspiracy stuff? He's a little bit kind of cloned everywhere. Oh, really? Yes. Even in sports programs. Imagine Glenn Beck actually doing a sports show, and that's what you'll get. That was a foul because...
And there's a guy who's spreading sort of conspiracy stuff? He's a little bit kind of cloned everywhere. Oh, really? Yes. Even in sports programs. Imagine Glenn Beck actually doing a sports show, and that's what you'll get. That was a foul because...
Yes.
Yes.
And Hamas. Oh, really? And them too? And Iran. Ah. All these people. Can you imagine Israel, Hamas, Iran, Israel, and America are actually all unified.
And Hamas. Oh, really? And them too? And Iran. Ah. All these people. Can you imagine Israel, Hamas, Iran, Israel, and America are actually all unified.
Yes, against Egypt.
Yes, against Egypt.
The problem is that, like, people want to believe. They want to believe, but, like, when you have the media kind of pounding on them with all these conspiracies, you will find people that will fall for that. I mean, for example, you have, what's his name, Kramer, like, Mad Money? Yes, yes, yes. People still watch him. I mean, the guy kind of, like, bankrupted the whole country.
The problem is that, like, people want to believe. They want to believe, but, like, when you have the media kind of pounding on them with all these conspiracies, you will find people that will fall for that. I mean, for example, you have, what's his name, Kramer, like, Mad Money? Yes, yes, yes. People still watch him. I mean, the guy kind of, like, bankrupted the whole country.
And still people watch his show.
And still people watch his show.
Yes, because it has been extremely funny and hilarious to watch the media right now. I mean, back in Egypt, it's the same. We're not very much different.
Yes, because it has been extremely funny and hilarious to watch the media right now. I mean, back in Egypt, it's the same. We're not very much different.
It's in Armani. Look at you. Very sharp. I had to pay for it. He gets his for free.
It's in Armani. Look at you. Very sharp. I had to pay for it. He gets his for free.
Well, the thing is, every day, every minute of the day in a married life is a negotiation. Everything can blow up into a full-scale war, starting from a simple sentence like, good morning, what should we do with the kids today? What should we do with that piece of furniture? Any sentence can lead you to heaven or to hell at the same time. So you do negotiate with terrorists. Oh yeah, yeah, 100%.
Well, the thing is, every day, every minute of the day in a married life is a negotiation. Everything can blow up into a full-scale war, starting from a simple sentence like, good morning, what should we do with the kids today? What should we do with that piece of furniture? Any sentence can lead you to heaven or to hell at the same time. So you do negotiate with terrorists. Oh yeah, yeah, 100%.
Well, the thing is, every day, every minute of the day in a married life is a negotiation. Everything can blow up into a full-scale war, starting from a simple sentence like, good morning, what should we do with the kids today? What should we do with that piece of furniture? Any sentence can lead you to heaven or to hell at the same time. So you do negotiate with terrorists. Oh yeah, yeah, 100%.
If I'm allowed to use a curse word, I was like... As many as possible. I was like, oh shit. Part of my stand-up comedy is I describe a situation where I was in a restaurant with producers and there was a bombing two blocks away in Chelsea, New York in 2016. And of course, this is the like, damn, what's gonna happen to us now? And there's like two different reactions.