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The American "Daily Show" satirist Jon Stewart appeared on Egyptian TV on Friday, hosted by the man known as ''Egypt's Jon Stewart.''

Host Bassem Youssef has been in hot water in recent months, facing investigation for insulting the president and Islam.

Stewart came on Youssef's show known as 'The Programme' - El Bernameg in Egyptian Arabic - and praised Youssef for taking risks. He also poked fun at Egypt's ruling Islamists and others during the show.

Youssef is a former cardiologist whose online comedy clips inspired by Stewart's show won him wild popularity leading to a prime-time TV slot after the 2011 uprising that ended the 30 year rule of Hosni Mubarak.

The host paid tribute to his guest as a personal inspiration and the pair traded gags over Stewart's impressions of his visit to Cairo.

Youssef was released on bail after being questioned in March over allegedly insulting Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.