a warrant was issued for bassem's arrest.used of insulting the president and insulting islam-- serious charges in egypt. but at his interrogation, he reacted the only way he knew how. >> youssef: they called me in... in an interrogation. it was fun. >> simon: it was fun? >> youssef: yes, because there were some people in the area that were actually fans of the show. ( laughter ) >> simon: now, when... when they read you out the joke, were they laughing? >> youssef: the guy was reading it with a straight face, but the guy who was actually writing was laughing, and the lawyers were laughing. >> simon: he records in this 75- year-old art deco theater, built in the same style as radio city music hall in new york. >> youssef: each episode, we have 100,000 requests for 200 seats. 100,000 requests-- can you imagine that? >> simon: no. >> youssef: so, this is a whole new lobby. >> simon: it's a far cry from the chaos of cairo. his set is worthy of any late night talk show. >> youssef: and this is, sir, my desk. he's make... he's keep

. >> bassem youssef says he is ending his tv show. he started it right after the uprising against the mubarak regime and since then he has poked fun at politicians on all sides of the spectrum. >> that might have been undoing. >> he alluded to harassment and pressure put on him. >> so, what is next? to show is on our arabic channel. >> tens of millions of arabic speakers in numerous countries followed bassem youssef's weekly satire show. the comedian who time magazine named one of the most influence of people in the world, broke onto the scene in 2011 and became a phenomenon. he made fun of his own vulnerability. >> if you're watching us and it means the show hasn't canceled debt. >> he had irreverent jokes about egyptian politics that got him into trouble with the authorities. he was asked about questions -- about jokes he made about mohamed morsi. many thought he crossed a red light. he has quit while he is ahead. >> i'm tired of going about my safety. i have nothing against my host channel, they tried everything, but the pressure w

in bonn the committee to protect journalists awarded bassem youssef the international press freedomd in 2013. he received the award from john stewart of "the daily show" the comedian tiffany is most frequently compared to in egypt. that does it for days broadcast. i will be speaking tomorrow morning at the media forum here as well as later in the week i will be speaking in sweden. at the church of sweden. you can check democracynow.org for details. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 10013. [captioning made possible by democracy now!] 1x1x1x

so bassem youssef is done. the most popular show. jack he wilel headed egyptian g. this material killed luxor. i don't know what is going on. under heunder heroing condition. but this isn't all that happened while we were on break. what else happened. head of -- resigned. oh, another mass shooting. it seems that happens every time we're off for a week or working for a week. actually pretty much happens every [beep] week. even doin google straoelt views changed their format to first person shooter. you know, it's a tragic story but america's response to this new tragedy has given me hope. remember after columbine, virginia tech, aurora, how we fell into confusion and despair. >> why this happened will take time to sort out. >> the question is why. >> searching for answers. that's what we're all doing, trying to figure out how to th*+ happened and why it happened. >> what 'causes this shooting. how does it happen. how can it be stopped. >> oh, anderson, were we ever so young and innocent. >> and yet still completely [beep] gray? we desperately looked for explanations.