Youssef Hussein Explained
| Birth Name: | Youssef Hussein |
| Birth Date: | 16 December 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Cairo, Egypt |
| Medium: | YouTube, television |
| Genre: | Political/news satire, observational comedy, surreal comedy, black comedy, sarcasm, insult comedy |
| Subject: | Mass media/news media/media criticism, American politics, Egyptian culture, current events, religion, pop culture, race relations, racism, human sexuality |
| Active: | 2013–present |
Youssef Hussein (Arabic: يوسف حسين; born 16 December 1988), also known as Joe, is an Egyptian comedian, YouTube content maker, and political satirist. He became famous after presenting the "Joe Tube" program on YouTube, and later the "Joe Show" program on Al Araby TV Network.[1] [2]
Early life
Youssef Hussein was born on 16 December 1988 in Cairo to a family from the village of Kafr Awad Al-Sunita in Dakahlia Governorate.[3] He received his school education in Qatar, where his father worked as a merchant.[4]
Early career
Youssef Hussein became famous after a video clip of him circulated on YouTube about former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. Therefore, Youssef Hussein began presenting a satirical political program, "Joe Tube," with the character of Joe, on the YouTube channel, directed by Ahmed Al-Zariri in 2013.[5]
Hussein left Egypt due to the conditions that occurred as a result of the 2013 coup.[6]
Joe Show
In 2016, Youssef Hussein switched from his YouTube show to present his show on behalf of Joe Show on Al Araby Television Network which broadcasts from London. It is a weekly program that focuses on economy and politics in Egypt and other Arab countries.[7]
Personal life
On 6 December 2020, Hussein revealed that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[8]
Revocation of nationality
In October 2019, an Egyptian lawyer submitted to the Egyptian Ministry of the Interior a request to revoke Youssef Hussein's Egyptian nationality, due to the presentation of his program, Joe Show.[9]
Notes and References
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92D0UAGIkow . ar:"جو شو" يكشف للقاء خاص أين هو من السياسة وحياته الاجتماعية لقاء خاص . ar . . . 2019-08-03 . 2022-12-05.
- News: Kritik an Ägyptens Liberalen: Schluss mit lustig. live. FAZ.NET. 2022-12-05. 0174-4909. de. Christoph. Ehrhardt. https://web.archive.org/web/20200721224840/https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/naher-osten/kritik-an-aegyptens-liberalen-schluss-mit-lustig-12546100.html . 21 July 2020 .
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp2k_VIm1QE لأول مرة بث مباشر مع جو شو يوسف حسين يجيب على أسئلة معجبيه
- Web site: ما لا تعرفه عن جو شو .. من هو؟ سيرته الذاتية، إنجازاته وأقواله، معلومات عن جو شو. arageek . ar. 21 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200721200618/https://www.arageek.com/bio/joe-show. 21 July 2020.
- Web site: اليوتيوبرز العرب... من يحكم أيقونة الشاشة الحمراء في العالم العربي؟ . 20 July 2020. raseef22. 21 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200721200636/https://raseef22.net/article/1079086-اليوتيوبرز-العرب-من-يحكم-أيقونة-الشاشة-الحمراء-في-العالم-العربي. 21 July 2020.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xab1P1F11k
- سوار_شعيب | الصورة النمطية – يوسف حسين
- Web site: مصر.. كيف ردّ "جو شو" على إنذار لسحب الجنسية منه؟. alkhaleej online. ar. 21 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200721200745/https://alkhaleejonline.net/ثقافة-وفن/مصر-كيف-ردّ-جو-شو-على-إنذار-لسحب-الجنسية-منه؟. 21 July 2020.
- Web site: مصر.. كيف ردّ "جو شو" على إنذار لسحب الجنسية منه؟. masr times. ar. 21 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201208061935/https://www.masrtimes.com/26641 . 8 December 2020.
- Web site: مطالبة بإسقاط الجنسية المصرية عن مقدم برنامج "جو شو". 12 October 2019. arabi21. ar. 21 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200719225347/https://arabi21.com/story/1214752/مطالبة-بإسقاط-الجنسية-المصرية-عن-مقدم-برنامج-جو-شو. 19 July 2020.
