Bassem Youssef

Because here's the thing, with English stand-up comedy, you have a huge library. You have like a legacy. You have like years and years and years of people doing comedy. But in Arabic, it's very new to us. And most of the Arabic stand-up comedy, especially in Egypt, is very tamed. This is kind of like, imagine the stand-up comedy scene in American 1960s before Lenny Bruce.

Because here's the thing, with English stand-up comedy, you have a huge library. You have like a legacy. You have like years and years and years of people doing comedy. But in Arabic, it's very new to us. And most of the Arabic stand-up comedy, especially in Egypt, is very tamed. This is kind of like, imagine the stand-up comedy scene in American 1960s before Lenny Bruce.

No swearing, nothing conservative, everything. It's kind of like very... So... I didn't know what to do with Arabic. So I broke the barriers. I became Danny Bruce, I became George Collins.

No swearing, nothing conservative, everything. It's kind of like very... So... I didn't know what to do with Arabic. So I broke the barriers. I became Danny Bruce, I became George Collins.

No swearing, nothing conservative, everything. It's kind of like very... So... I didn't know what to do with Arabic. So I broke the barriers. I became Danny Bruce, I became George Collins.

For me, 15 words. Arabic is a very rich language. So when I did, here's the difference between the Arabic and the English show. The English show, surprise, surprise, is a unifying language. even for a group of Arabs.

For me, 15 words. Arabic is a very rich language. So when I did, here's the difference between the Arabic and the English show. The English show, surprise, surprise, is a unifying language. even for a group of Arabs.

For me, 15 words. Arabic is a very rich language. So when I did, here's the difference between the Arabic and the English show. The English show, surprise, surprise, is a unifying language. even for a group of Arabs.

So if I give the same exact show to the same 1,000 audience members in the same theater, and they're the same people, same makeup of like Lebanese, Egyptian, Syrian, Saudis, English will be a unifying language. Arabic is a dividing language because you have 22 dialects and the dialects are vastly different. And like maybe Egyptians understand a little bit of Lebanese, but not that much.

So if I give the same exact show to the same 1,000 audience members in the same theater, and they're the same people, same makeup of like Lebanese, Egyptian, Syrian, Saudis, English will be a unifying language. Arabic is a dividing language because you have 22 dialects and the dialects are vastly different. And like maybe Egyptians understand a little bit of Lebanese, but not that much.

So if I give the same exact show to the same 1,000 audience members in the same theater, and they're the same people, same makeup of like Lebanese, Egyptian, Syrian, Saudis, English will be a unifying language. Arabic is a dividing language because you have 22 dialects and the dialects are vastly different. And like maybe Egyptians understand a little bit of Lebanese, but not that much.

But the references, Algerian, Moroccan, Tunisian, totally different animal. That's like a totally different language. Saudi, Emirati, Kuwaiti, totally different. People understand the Egyptian dialect because it's the dialect of most of the artwork and the movies, but the reference in the everyday street talk might not be understood by them. So now I have to go in

But the references, Algerian, Moroccan, Tunisian, totally different animal. That's like a totally different language. Saudi, Emirati, Kuwaiti, totally different. People understand the Egyptian dialect because it's the dialect of most of the artwork and the movies, but the reference in the everyday street talk might not be understood by them. So now I have to go in

But the references, Algerian, Moroccan, Tunisian, totally different animal. That's like a totally different language. Saudi, Emirati, Kuwaiti, totally different. People understand the Egyptian dialect because it's the dialect of most of the artwork and the movies, but the reference in the everyday street talk might not be understood by them. So now I have to go in

and talk to all of these dialects together. So I formed my, big part of my show is like, what are you guys expecting of this? This is what, this is, we gonna, when I go do profanity and you're gonna like it? This is the problem with the show as a dialect, and I construct all of these sentences formed of so different, different words. For example, an iron. In any Arabic dialect, it's an iron.

and talk to all of these dialects together. So I formed my, big part of my show is like, what are you guys expecting of this? This is what, this is, we gonna, when I go do profanity and you're gonna like it? This is the problem with the show as a dialect, and I construct all of these sentences formed of so different, different words. For example, an iron. In any Arabic dialect, it's an iron.

and talk to all of these dialects together. So I formed my, big part of my show is like, what are you guys expecting of this? This is what, this is, we gonna, when I go do profanity and you're gonna like it? This is the problem with the show as a dialect, and I construct all of these sentences formed of so different, different words. For example, an iron. In any Arabic dialect, it's an iron.

In Saudi Arabia, it means ass. That's one example. That's one example. So imagine if you can actually construct sentences having all of these things in one sentence. So I would construct a whole section of my show about that.

In Saudi Arabia, it means ass. That's one example. That's one example. So imagine if you can actually construct sentences having all of these things in one sentence. So I would construct a whole section of my show about that.

In Saudi Arabia, it means ass. That's one example. That's one example. So imagine if you can actually construct sentences having all of these things in one sentence. So I would construct a whole section of my show about that.