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| Top Egyptian TV Comic Says Show Pulled Off Air |
| 2014-06-03 |
| [Ynet] Egypt's top TV satirist said on Monday his show had been cancelled, a move likely to raise speculation that he was pulled off the air because his latest script poked fun at a presidential election won by the former army chief. Bassem Youssef, known as the "Egyptian Jon Stewart", told a news conference that the station that hosted him, Saudi-owned MBC Masr, had been put under more pressure "than it could handle." |
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| #1 Bassem Youssef, known as the "Egyptian |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-06-03 15:20 |