Tickling Giants
“Are you brave enough to tell a joke?”
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".
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Cast
9 people
Bassem Youssef
Self
Known for
Upload
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
Jon Stewart
Self
Known for
Big Daddy
The Faculty
Shady Alfons
Self
Also in
Saturday Night Live Arabia
From A to B
Khaled Mansour
Self
Known for
X-Large
Ayman Wattar
Self
Also in
Quarter Kilo of Romy Cheese
Make your wife happy
Mohamed Andeel
Self
Also in
Exterior/Night
Winter of Discontent
Hend Radwan
Self
Miral El Desoki
Self
Tarek AIQazzaz
Self
Sara Taksler Director
Worldwide gross $52K · United States release March 15, 2017 · Produced in Egypt, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$51,500
Production
Sarkasmos Productions
Production
Egypt · United States
Produced in
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English
Release dates
United States · April 14, 2016
Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
United States · March 15, 2017
Limited theatrical
Egypt
April 10, 2017 · Digital
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