Bassem Raafat Muhammad Youssef (Egyptian Arabic: باسم رأفت محمد يوسف‎, IPA: [ˈbæːsem ˈɾɑʔfɑt mæˈħæmmæd ˈjuːsef]; born 22 March 1974) is an Egyptian comedian, writer, producer, surgeon, physician, media critic, and television host, who hosted El-Bernameg (The Show), a satirical news program, from 2011 to 2014. The press has compared Youssef with American comedian Jon Stewart, whose satire program The Daily Show inspired Youssef to begin his career.[1][2][3] In 2013, he was named one of the "100 most influential people in the world" by Time magazine.[4] Youssef's current projects are Tickling Giants, The Democracy Handbook, and Revolution For Dummies.[5][6]