Tickling Giants

1h 51m
Documentary
7.6

The Arab Spring in Egypt: From a dictator to free elections, back to a dictatorship. One comedy show united the country and tested the limits of free press. This is the story of Bassem Youssef, a cardiologist turned comedian, the Jon Stewart of Egypt, and his show "The Show".

Cast

Bassem Youssef
Self
Jon Stewart
Self
Shady Alfons
Self
Khaled Mansour
Self
Ayman Wattar
Self
Mohamed Andeel
Self
Hend Radwan
Self
Miral El Desoki
Self
Tarek AIQazzaz
Self

Crew

Sara Taksler
Director, Writer, Producer
Monica Hampton
Producer
Frederic Rose
Producer
Maziar Bahari
Producer

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