Tickling Giants
In the midst of a revolution, an Egyptian TV comedian gains fans and government enemies.
The career of Egyptian heart surgeon-turned-political satirist Baseem Youssef is chronicled in this documentary directed by Daily Show producer Sara Taksler. Youssef gave up his lucrative medical profession in 2011 to become one of Egypt’s most powerful television voices of dissent against an oppressive regime.
“In an era when an American president rages over how he’s depicted on Saturday Night Live and obsesses about quelling critical ‘fake news,’ this is one relevant film.” — Zosia Bielski, Globe and Mail
Cast
Director
Language
English
Closed Captions [CC]
English captions
Countries
United States, Egypt
Studio
Gravitas Ventures