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Bassem Youssef and Maz Jobrani
Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef and American comic Maz Jobrani join Jess and Eman to take on the world's headlines. This week, what do immigrants in the US think of Donald Trump?
Egypt’s top satirist Bassem Youssef and acclaimed American comic Maz Jobrani join comedy duo Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini to take on the world's headlines.
This week, what do immigrants in the US really think of Donald Trump? Why are Egyptian performers being censored on TikTok? And the woman bringing North and South Koreans together, in the name of love.
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Mon 21 Sep 202009:06GMT
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Jess Salomon (Credit: Bridget Badore), Maz Jobrani (Credit: Storm Santos), Bassem Youssef (Credit: Manfred Baumann) and Eman El-Husseini (Credit: Bridget Badore)
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- Sat 19 Sep 202001:32GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa, South Asia, News Internet & East Asia only
- Sat 19 Sep 202004:32GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & South Asia
- Sat 19 Sep 202016:06GMTBBC World Service News Internet
- Sun 20 Sep 202021:06GMTBBC World Service
- Mon 21 Sep 202009:06GMTBBC World Service
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Comedians vs. the News
The funny take on news with comedians from around the world.

