Bassem Youssef
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Yeah, like, you know, samba, salsa, pachata, merengue, it's kind of like Latin dances. And it's like, you know, I don't know how you describe salsa. Couple dance on Latin beat. And I did it because... I once, I, and I talk about that in my Arabic stand-up comedy, not the English. I talk about, like, how I was, you know, I didn't have, like, really, like, a great, like, social life.
Yeah, like, you know, samba, salsa, pachata, merengue, it's kind of like Latin dances. And it's like, you know, I don't know how you describe salsa. Couple dance on Latin beat. And I did it because... I once, I, and I talk about that in my Arabic stand-up comedy, not the English. I talk about, like, how I was, you know, I didn't have, like, really, like, a great, like, social life.
And I, my friends went there one day and I go into a place which, it was called El Gato Negro. No, no, it was called Big Fat Black Pussycat. And then I think they thought it would be, like, racist or something, so they changed it to El Gato Negro. Anyway, so...
And I, my friends went there one day and I go into a place which, it was called El Gato Negro. No, no, it was called Big Fat Black Pussycat. And then I think they thought it would be, like, racist or something, so they changed it to El Gato Negro. Anyway, so...
And I, my friends went there one day and I go into a place which, it was called El Gato Negro. No, no, it was called Big Fat Black Pussycat. And then I think they thought it would be, like, racist or something, so they changed it to El Gato Negro. Anyway, so...
Great, great. I know. Great decision. I know. So I went there.
Great, great. I know. Great decision. I know. So I went there.
Great, great. I know. Great decision. I know. So I went there.
We do everything for that. Even power, even money. All the wars we've been talking about. Women.
We do everything for that. Even power, even money. All the wars we've been talking about. Women.
We do everything for that. Even power, even money. All the wars we've been talking about. Women.
Of course. Like, I mean, that was like, that was like great. But then I, as, as a nerd, I went in so hard and now I became a salsa teacher.
Of course. Like, I mean, that was like, that was like great. But then I, as, as a nerd, I went in so hard and now I became a salsa teacher.
Of course. Like, I mean, that was like, that was like great. But then I, as, as a nerd, I went in so hard and now I became a salsa teacher.
And I earned more money from salsa more than I did as a doctor. I didn't know this part of you. That's hilarious. I was making a killing amount of money, like huge amount of money. And I was just like, you know, I would go finish my shift and I go to the salsa class. And sometimes I would have like 70 people in my salsa class. I had like the biggest salsa class in Egypt in the beginning of 2000.
And I earned more money from salsa more than I did as a doctor. I didn't know this part of you. That's hilarious. I was making a killing amount of money, like huge amount of money. And I was just like, you know, I would go finish my shift and I go to the salsa class. And sometimes I would have like 70 people in my salsa class. I had like the biggest salsa class in Egypt in the beginning of 2000.
And I earned more money from salsa more than I did as a doctor. I didn't know this part of you. That's hilarious. I was making a killing amount of money, like huge amount of money. And I was just like, you know, I would go finish my shift and I go to the salsa class. And sometimes I would have like 70 people in my salsa class. I had like the biggest salsa class in Egypt in the beginning of 2000.
And it was fantastic. And it was an outlet because you go there and there's the shifts and people dying. Damn.
And it was fantastic. And it was an outlet because you go there and there's the shifts and people dying. Damn.
And it was fantastic. And it was an outlet because you go there and there's the shifts and people dying. Damn.