Screening: Tickling Giants followed by Q&A with Bassem Youssef

Madison Square

06 June, 2017

Director Sara Taksler first decided to make Tickling Giants in June of 2012. Bassem Youssef, an Egyptian heart surgeon recently turned political satirist, was in New York visiting The Daily Show, where she is a Senior Producer and has worked for the past 10 years. Youssef, the “Egyptian Jon Stewart,” is depicted in this moving documentary on his life in the media. The screening was followed by a conversation between Bassem Youssef, author Mark Hannah and the director.

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