Bassem Youssef, a comedian known as the “Egyptian Jon Stewart”, had only enough time to throw a few clothes in a couple of bags. On his way to Cairo airport, he kept refreshing his Twitter feed. As long as his name wasn’t on a no-fly list, he might still have time to escape.
Sharif Paget
STAND-UP GUY: Forced to flee his homeland, comedian Bassem Youssef vies to reinvent himself for U.S. audience as a documentary about him gains support from the likes of John Oliver and Ed Helms.
