After the screening, attend a qanda with youssef and an editor from the onion as they discuss how satire can be. Big and small, we should all, in our own ways, be tickling giants. Tickling giants, a documentary featuring egypts famed and controversial satirist bassem youssef and his show albernameg, is directed by sara taksler, senior producer at the daily show with jon. Bassem youssef made a decision thats every mothers worst nightmare he left his job as a heart surgeon to become a fulltime comedian. Mar 31, 2017 bassem youssef in tickling giants b assem youssef is the egyptian surgeon turned tv satirist who in 2011 became a youtube celebrity with his homemade broadcasts about cairos tahrir square and. Jun, 2017 tickling giants is a featurelength, exclusive, independent documentary about bassem youssef, the socalled egyptian jon stewart. Tickling giants, the new movie about me, is out today on itunes.
Bassem youssef and the egyptian satirical program he hosted after the arab spring is the focus of this documentary. Laughing through the arab spring by bassem youssef is not kind of something marketed that you can take or otherwise. Tickling giants follows the team of al bernameg as they discover that democracy is not easily won. Publication date 20161231 topics bassem youssef, egypt, the show language.
The documentary, tickling giants, which makes its world premiere at the tribeca film festival this week, chronicles the rise and fall of youssef s show and. Bassem and his staff must endure physical threats, protests, and. Where this story differs from the familiar success of youssefs idol, jon stewart. Tickling giants shows how bassem gets a chance to meet jon, is invited on the. No unicorns or falafel were harmed in the making of this film. Reasons you should be watching tickling giants right now. Egypts jon stewart is trying to rebuild his comedy career in the us. Join us for a screening of tickling giants, an awardwinning documentary that follows the team behind bassem youssef s al bernameg. This is the story of bassem youssef, a cardiologist turned comedian, the jon stewart of egypt, and his. The young women and men working on bassem s show are fearless revolutionaries, who just happen to be. Download these high resolution film images and more here. I first decided to make tickling giants in june of 2012.
This call to action is meant to encourage viewers to tickle the giants in their own lives, finding nonviolent ways to express themselves when power is abused. Tickling giants trailer bassem youssef documentary youtube. Youssef and taksler tell us about those perils of producing satire in egypt, why they were accused of being spies for the cia, and what youssef s life in america is like now. The young women and men working on bassem s show are fearless revolutionaries, who just happen to be really, really funny. In the midst of the egyptian arab spring, bassem youssef makes a decision thats every mothers worst nightmare he leaves his job as a. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Mar 23, 2017 egypts jon stewart is trying to rebuild his comedy career in the us.
It is to me joyously obvious to reflect on how perfectly tickling giants captures the essence of youssef. Download revolution for dummies or read online books in pdf, epub, tuebl, and mobi format. The story of bassem youssef the jon stewart of the egypt and his show the show. Watch tickling giants online vimeo on demand on vimeo. Jun 06, 2017 bassem youssef, aka egypts jon stewart, went from heart surgeon to egyptian youtube sensation to tv star, riding the wave of freedom in egypt only to hit the wall of new authoritarianism, as seen. Bassem youssef and sara taksler take on fragile egos and authoritarian regimes in tickling giants by philip stamato bassem youssef has been through a lot. Revolution for dummies download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.
The jon stewart of the arabic worldthe creator of the program. With bassem youssef, jon stewart, shadi alfons, khaled mansour. Tickling giants, directed by sara taksler, is a 2017 documentary film about the story of bassem youssef. Bassem s jokes come with serious, dangerous, and at times revolutionary. Bassem youssef s albernameg was an event for every family to get together and just have a good time. Mar 15, 2017 tickling giants provides a comprehensive examination of youssefs career highs and lows while providing a vivid personal portrait of its subject whose cheerfulness and resolve began to wither in. Egyptian comedian bassem youssef explains president trumps popularity in the middle east and talks about satirizing the arab spring in his book revolution for dummies. What we can and cant learn from the jon stewart of egypt. Bassem youssef became a charismatic tv host in egypt with a show that attracted far more regular viewers than any american talk show, late night or not, and this is his story of how he came onto that scene, and, shortly thereafter, with the return of.
Egyptian jon stewart bassem youssef talks tickling. When bassem is sitting there waiting to be arrested, his fate in the balance, the comedy, tension and absurdity of the middle east is absolute. The film tickling giants is available on netflix international and is playing at colleges and festivals around the us. Facing great opposition, bassem and his staff risked their safety to entertain the egyptian people every friday night. Charting bassem youssef s rise as egypts foremost onscreen satirist, tickling giants offers a rousing celebration of free speech and a showcase for the power of satire to speak for the people against a repressive government.
From a dictator to free elections, back to a dictatorship. Tickling giants, a documentary on satirist bassem youssef. Download tickling giants 2017 movie for free watch. A new book from bassem youssef explores the role of comedy in times of political unrest. Tickling giants, a chronicle of how youssef went from being a. A documentary about bassem youssef, the jon stewart of egypt until the regime clamped down, is an ebullient ode to freedom. I am bassem youssef, the jon stewart of the middle east. Bassem youssef, and he is the subject of sara takslers extraordinary documentary. Bassem youssef leaves his job as a heart surgeon, in egypt, to star in one of the worlds most popular tv shows. Bassem youssef in tickling giants b assem youssef is the egyptian surgeon turned tv satirist who in 2011 became a youtube celebrity with his.
Tickling giants the journey of the jon stewart of egypt. In the midst of the egyptian revolution of 2011, bassem youssef makes a decision to leave his job as a heart surgeon to become a fulltime comedian. Rent tickling giants 2017 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Bassem youssef discusses his book revolution for dummies and his documentary tickling giants. Sara taksler, bassem youssef, jon stewart, shadi alfons, khaled mansour, ayman wattar, sara taksler, maziar bahari, monica hampton. Tickling giants follows the team of al bernameg as they discover democracy is not easily won. Documentary on bassem youssef s effort to do political satire gets metro detroit premiere at freep film festival. Tickling giants follows bassem youssef the proclaimed egyptian jon stewart as he pushes the boundaries of egyptian regimes in a political satire comedy show.
Apr 20, 2017 buy tickling giants by bassem youssef isbn. Educational guide presented by sarkasmos productions llc in association with technicolor. Bassem youssef whose story is told in the film tickling giants, by sara taksler, hasan minhaj host and creator of the weekly comedy show patriot act on netflix and prof. Tickling giants volgt het team van al bernameg tijdens hun ontdekking dat democratie niet makkelijk te winnen is. Laughing through the arab spring by bassem youssef.
To learn more about how satire and comedy can influence politics, i spoke to dr. Watch bassem youssefs latest tickling giants in your living. The movie is about how he finds creative, nonviolent ways to protect free speech and fight a president who abuses his power. While the egyptian revolution of 2011 is underway, surgeon turned. First, it supports a focus in the film tickling giants, which tracks the story of bassem youssef and his tv show, albernameg the show, as the heart surgeon rises from an. He uses humor to fight a president who watch tickling giants online vimeo on demand on vimeo. Where this story differs from the familiar success of youssef s idol, jon stewart. Negotiating with checking out behavior is no requirement. Watch as the fearless bassem youssef, dubbed the egyptian jon stewart. While the egyptian revolution of 2011 is underway, surgeon turned comedian bassem youssef airs a television show that makes him popular to his countrymen but disliked by the government. Bassem youssef, the egyptian jon stewart, who uses comedy to support free speech and fight a president who abuses his power. From a protest against a world leader to standing up to a bully in a school cafeteria. Tickling giants provides a comprehensive examination of youssef s career highs and lows while providing a vivid personal portrait of its subject whose cheerfulness and. Watch tickling giants 2017 full movie online, stream free tickling giants 123movies.
In the midst of the egyptian arab spring, bassem makes a decision thats every mothers worst nightmare he leaves his job as a heart surgeon to become a fulltime comedian. Tickling giants, a documentary film about bassem youssef directed by sara taksler, premiered on april 14, 2016, at the tribeca film festival. Bassem youssef, an egyptian heart surgeon recently turned political satirist, was in new york visiting the daily show, where im a. Tickling giants is a documentary by sara taksler that follows bassem youssef over the fouryear rise and fall of egypt. Rent tickling giants 2017 starring bassem youssef and jon stewart on dvd and bluray. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Laughing through the arab spring with bassem youssef. At the start of the arab spring and in need of a laugh, dr. Bassem youssef, the egyptian jon stewart, who uses comedy to support free speech and fight a president who abuses. Bassem youssef left his career as a heart surgeon in cairo to try his hand at comedy.
Youssef incorporated his observations from jon stewarts the daily show into al bernameg, the first political satire show in egypt. Tickling giants, directed by sara taksler, tells the story of political satire in a country where free speech is not settled law. Mar 16, 2017 first, it supports a focus in the film tickling giants, which tracks the story of bassem youssef and his tv show, albernameg the show, as the heart surgeon rises from an amateur webcast to. Bassem youssef and sara taksler take on fragile egos and. Bassem youssef, the egyptian jon stewart, who decides to leave his job as a heart surgeon and become a latenight comedian. Charting bassem youssefs rise as egypts foremost onscreen satirist, tickling giants offers a rousing celebration of free speech and a showcase for the power of satire to speak for the people against a repressive government.
Jon stewarts egyptian doppelganger bassem youssef is getting the documentary treatment courtesy of the daily shows sara taksler. Bassem youssef on his new book revolution for dummies. This is the story of bassem youssef, a cardiologist turned comedian, the jon stewart of egypt, and his show the show. Bassem youssef and sara taksler on tickling giants the. Bassem youssef preparing america with revolution for. Its about how he stood up to an entire regime with no weapon but his comedy. Bassems jokes come with serious, dangerous, and at times revolutionary. Mar 16, 2017 bassem youssef and the egyptian satirical program he hosted after the arab spring is the focus of this documentary.
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