Artist Bassem Youseff is facing court in retaliation for Egypt’s Jon Stewart political comedy

Egypt probes complaint into satirist Bassem Youssef

AFP – Egypt’s state prosecutor ordered on Monday a probe into a complaint against television satirist Bassem Youssef after his show mocked both the military chief and the formerly ruling Islamists, a judicial source said. Youssef, known as ‘Egypt’s Jon Stewart’. | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles