Bassem Raafat Mohamed Youssef has been called the Jon Stewart of the Middle East, and The Daily Show was one of the things that led the Egyptian to abandon his career as a cardiothoracic surgeon and become a full-time satirist and host. He was included in Time magazine's list of the world's 100 most influential people in 2013.
Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan, born as Piers Stefan O'Meara, has taken on everyone from Meghan Markle and Oprah to British media authorities. Rupert Murdoch appointed him to edit the News of the World in 1994 at the age of 29, making him the youngest person in that role at a British national publication in more than 50 years. Later, he was the editor of the Daily Mirror when the publication was caught illegally eavesdropping on phone conversations, including those of British royals. Nowadays, he hosts Piers Morgan Uncensored, where the conversation with Youssef was broadcast.
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