简介：InthemidstoftheEgyptianArabSpring,BassemYoussefmakesadecisionthat’severymother’sworstnightmare…Heleaveshisjobasaheartsurgeontobecomeafull-timecomedian. Dubbed,“TheEgyptianJonStewart,”Bassemcreatesthesatiricalshow,AlBernameg.TheweeklyprogramquicklybecomesthemostviewedtelevisionprogramintheMiddleEast,with30millionviewersperepisode.TheDailyShowwithJonStewartaveragedtwomillionviewers. Inacountrywherefreespeechisnotsettledlaw,Bassem’sshowbecomesascontroversialasitpopular.Heandhisstaffmustendurephysicalthreats,protests,andlegalaction,allbecauseofjokes.AsBassemattemptstoremainontheair,keephisstaffsafe,andnotgetarrested,hecontinuestoletthoseinpowerknowthey’rebeingheldaccountable.Despiteincreasingdanger,theteamatAlBernamegemploycomedy,notviolence,tocommentonhypocrisyinmedia,politics,andreligion. TicklingGiantsfollowstheteamofAlBernamegastheydiscoverdemocracyisnoteasilywon.TheyoungwomenandmenworkingonBassem’sshowarefearlessrevolutionaries,whojusthappentobereally,reallyfunny. Nounicornsorfalafelwereharmedinthemakingofthisfilm.…