Ahram Online
"US satirist Jon Stewart arrived in Cairo on Wednesday for a three-day visit, DPA news agency has reported.
Youssef's weekly show, which is modeled on Stewart's The Daily Show, has been a smash hit with 30 million Egyptian viewers.Stewart will make a guest appearance on Bassem Youssef’s popular satirical show, El-Bernameg.
Often called Egypt's Jon Stewart, Youssef appeared twice on The Daily Show, in June 2012 and April 2013.
Stewart devoted a segment of the show in April to defending Youssef after the latter's arrest for allegedly insulting President Morsi and Islam. Stewart mocked President Morsi for clamping down on freedom of speech while failing to address the country's serious problems.
The 39-year-old Egyptian was included in Time magazine's 2013 list of the world's 100 most influential people.
Youssef's entry on the list was written by Stewart who described the Egyptian as his hero [He is my hero, too!]."
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