Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Bassem Youssef used dark humour and satire to destroy Piers Morgan over Hamas vs Israel war during heated argument interview..
Youssef, who’s been described as Egypt’s Jon Stewart for his political satirical show Al-Bernameg, appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored Tuesday night to discuss the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, sparring with the British presenter for interrupting him and pushing back on Morgan’s use of the word “savages.”
Youssef’s comedic approach to the interview drew compliments from social media users who called him “smart” and “brilliant.” Clips of the interview that have been shared on TikTok have amassed millions of views.
Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef accused British tabloid host Piers Morgan of comparing Israel to the terror group ISIS during a combative Tuesday interview that featured Youssef repeatedly deploying his trademarked dark satire to address the horrific violence in Gaza.
During a lengthy appearance on Talk TV’s Piers Morgan Uncensored, Youssef—who has been called Egypt’s Jon Stewart—referenced his Palestinian wife and Gazan in-laws when asked to give his opinion on the brutal Hamas terror attacks.
“Oh, it was terrible, of course,” Youssef replied. “I mean, we get all our news secondhand because my wife’s family lives in Gaza. They have cousins and uncles there and their house also was bombed. We haven’t been able to communicate with them in the past three days. Communication has been lost so we don’t know how they are doing, but we are used to that!”
From there, Youssef dove deeper into the satirical well to describe the atrocious conditions Palestinians are facing in Gaza, as well as the threat of non-stop violence they are subjected to from the Israeli military.
“Those Palestinians, they’re very dramatic. ‘Ah, Israel is killing us,’ but they never die,” he declared. “I mean, they always come back. They’re very difficult to kill, very difficult people to kill. I know, because I’m married to one. I tried many times. I try to get to her every time, but she uses our kids as human shields.”
In the clip, Youssef mocked the spread of misinformation about the war, saying he and his family also received “secondhand” news since they have relatives living in Gaza, and joked that the Palestinians are “so dramatic” and “difficult to kill.”
Israel subsequently launched its heaviest-ever airstrikes on Gaza after the October 7 attack, declared war and cut off food, fuel, electricity and medicine to the territory. More than 4,000 people have died on both sides, according to the Associated Press’ death toll, and over a million people have fled their homes in the Gaza Strip ahead of a likely ground offensive from Israel that seeks to eliminate Hamas.
But they never die, they always come back,” he said. “They are very difficult to kill, very difficult people to kill. I know because I’m married to one. I’ve tried many times, couldn’t kill her.” Youssef’s wife, with whom he shares two children, is Egyptian-Palestinian.
“It’s not dark humor. I, really, I try to get to her every time but she uses our kids as human shields,” he continued to joke.