Bassem Youssef

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.

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.

There's the white reaction, which is like, oh my God, I hope nobody is hurt. This is terrible. I hope everybody's okay. And there's the Arab reaction. What's his name? What is his name? What is the name? Because you know what's gonna come. I was scared what's gonna really happen in that area. And it's like, oh my God, it's gonna be horrible. And the way that it was reported,

There's the white reaction, which is like, oh my God, I hope nobody is hurt. This is terrible. I hope everybody's okay. And there's the Arab reaction. What's his name? What is his name? What is the name? Because you know what's gonna come. I was scared what's gonna really happen in that area. And it's like, oh my God, it's gonna be horrible. And the way that it was reported,

There's the white reaction, which is like, oh my God, I hope nobody is hurt. This is terrible. I hope everybody's okay. And there's the Arab reaction. What's his name? What is his name? What is the name? Because you know what's gonna come. I was scared what's gonna really happen in that area. And it's like, oh my God, it's gonna be horrible. And the way that it was reported,

I didn't know how to handle this. So I basically, I went into hiding for a few days, three, four days. And I talked about Piers Morgan team talking to me two times, three times. I was like, no, I can't, how can I, you defend that? How can you defend the rape, the decapitated babies and whatever? And then I started kind of looking in the news a little bit.

I didn't know how to handle this. So I basically, I went into hiding for a few days, three, four days. And I talked about Piers Morgan team talking to me two times, three times. I was like, no, I can't, how can I, you defend that? How can you defend the rape, the decapitated babies and whatever? And then I started kind of looking in the news a little bit.

I didn't know how to handle this. So I basically, I went into hiding for a few days, three, four days. And I talked about Piers Morgan team talking to me two times, three times. I was like, no, I can't, how can I, you defend that? How can you defend the rape, the decapitated babies and whatever? And then I started kind of looking in the news a little bit.

And then I started seeing people coming on the shows and saying things that I know as an Arab, as a Muslim, as someone from that region, that it's not true. But I didn't know what to say, how to say it. So I said, by the third time when they asked me, I said, like, fine, put me on. And I went there. It was more of a, figuratively speaking, a suicide mission. Because it's a lose-lose situation.

And then I started seeing people coming on the shows and saying things that I know as an Arab, as a Muslim, as someone from that region, that it's not true. But I didn't know what to say, how to say it. So I said, by the third time when they asked me, I said, like, fine, put me on. And I went there. It was more of a, figuratively speaking, a suicide mission. Because it's a lose-lose situation.

And then I started seeing people coming on the shows and saying things that I know as an Arab, as a Muslim, as someone from that region, that it's not true. But I didn't know what to say, how to say it. So I said, by the third time when they asked me, I said, like, fine, put me on. And I went there. It was more of a, figuratively speaking, a suicide mission. Because it's a lose-lose situation.

I can lose stuff in Hollywood. I can, I even, I remember my managers like, Bessim, be careful. I mean, are you sure you want to do it? My managers was like, please don't do it. Please don't do it. And on the other side, if I don't perform well, whatever well means, I'm gonna be rejected by my own people.

I can lose stuff in Hollywood. I can, I even, I remember my managers like, Bessim, be careful. I mean, are you sure you want to do it? My managers was like, please don't do it. Please don't do it. And on the other side, if I don't perform well, whatever well means, I'm gonna be rejected by my own people.

I can lose stuff in Hollywood. I can, I even, I remember my managers like, Bessim, be careful. I mean, are you sure you want to do it? My managers was like, please don't do it. Please don't do it. And on the other side, if I don't perform well, whatever well means, I'm gonna be rejected by my own people.

So it was a lose-lose situation, because whatever I say, it will never be enough, and whatever I say will not be good enough. And I was going into there, and I felt that I was going into a trance for the 33 minutes that I was on that interview for the first time. You blacked out. I blacked out. I blacked out. And a lot of people ask me, is the earpiece, was that a bit...

So it was a lose-lose situation, because whatever I say, it will never be enough, and whatever I say will not be good enough. And I was going into there, and I felt that I was going into a trance for the 33 minutes that I was on that interview for the first time. You blacked out. I blacked out. I blacked out. And a lot of people ask me, is the earpiece, was that a bit...

So it was a lose-lose situation, because whatever I say, it will never be enough, and whatever I say will not be good enough. And I was going into there, and I felt that I was going into a trance for the 33 minutes that I was on that interview for the first time. You blacked out. I blacked out. I blacked out. And a lot of people ask me, is the earpiece, was that a bit...

when the earpiece kept falling it's like no it was really falling off and it disconnected and i had to save it because i cannot see them all i can hear i can just hear them and i could expect it at any time okay by some thank you i was like i i was fighting for every second to say words to put stuff in there yeah for people who don't know this is your conversation interview with pierce morgan

when the earpiece kept falling it's like no it was really falling off and it disconnected and i had to save it because i cannot see them all i can hear i can just hear them and i could expect it at any time okay by some thank you i was like i i was fighting for every second to say words to put stuff in there yeah for people who don't know this is your conversation interview with pierce morgan

when the earpiece kept falling it's like no it was really falling off and it disconnected and i had to save it because i cannot see them all i can hear i can just hear them and i could expect it at any time okay by some thank you i was like i i was fighting for every second to say words to put stuff in there yeah for people who don't know this is your conversation interview with pierce morgan