NEW YORK — Bassem Youssef, the Egyptian satirist whose "Daily Show"-like program was canceled after the military seized the once pro-democracy government, watched the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel with an immediate sense of familiarity.

"My Fellow American Citizens," Youssef wrote on X . "Welcome to my world."

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Among all aspects of ABC's swift removal of Kimmel, its longtime late-night host and Oscars-hosting face of the network, perhaps the least surprising was that a comedian was at the center of a dispute over free speech

As long as jokes have been told, comedians have drawn the ire of the powerful

That has often put comedians on the front lines of free-speech battles, from George Carlin violating obscenity laws to satirical puppet shows trying to exist in Vladi

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