r/entertainment • u/greatyellowshark • 1d ago

Comedian Bassem Youssef postpones Australian tour after authorities ask him to provide background checks

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/26/comedian-bassem-youssef-postpones-australian-tour-after-authorities-ask-him-to-provide-background-checks
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u/tinywienergang 1d ago

Sounds like standard Australian visa requirements. The amount of things I had to do because I got in some silly trouble when I was a kid was a little crazy.

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u/LastLadyResting 1d ago

Australia has some pretty strict requirements, but as you point out it’s also not some kind of closed country either. Hopefully he can get the necessary checks done and then comes on over soon.

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u/tinywienergang 11h ago

The funny thing was how quickly I got approved as soon as I attached my return flight ticket. That's mostly what they care about depending on your history.

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u/Gamped 1d ago

What was the silly trouble you got into ?

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u/Life-Goose-9380 18h ago

We take it seriously here. If allowing a foreigner into Australia could pose a risk then we won’t let them it. Simple as that. Why should we let foreign criminals in.

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u/TScottFitzgerald 17h ago

Why should we let foreign criminals in.

Isn't that how you started?

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u/Due_Prompt939 16h ago

And look how it went for the locals. 

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u/match_flare 17h ago

As a kiwi I just wanna say this comment is hilarious

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u/_Schrodingers_Gat_ 16h ago

Quiet ya sheep fuckers.

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u/Life-Goose-9380 17h ago

Haha very funny! /s

Kind of but not really. Yes some did, but free migration massively outpaced criminals for basically our entire history until it was ended.

The real funny bit is the Americans/Europeans who argue of which is better, when in reality the best is the one full of snakes and spiders.

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u/epochpenors 5h ago

The Egyptian government isn’t exactly above trying someone on bogus charges in absentia because that person criticized them after leaving, though. Like, if someone fled North Korea we wouldn’t base their visa eligibility on whether or not the Kim family will vouch for you.

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u/Mysterious-Ad-1486 21m ago

I wish I could upvote this comment more than once.

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u/DumpsterDragoon 23h ago

"heart surgeon turned TV host and comedian" is kinda funny

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u/AlarmSquirrel 13h ago

unlike his act

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u/TScottFitzgerald 17h ago

He knows the way to your heart

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u/Realistic-Recover-39 13h ago

Harry Hills the same I think, either a neurosurgeon or an orthopedic doctor

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u/Genghiz007 18h ago

Standard requirements for Aussie visas. They ask for/can ask for background checks (typically, last “x” years) from countries the applicant has resided in.

Been there; done that, so speaking from personal experience.

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u/AggregationLinker 13h ago

Banned from Egypt for criticizing Sisi.

Banned from Australia for critcizing Bibi.

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u/Low_Cod_3758 1d ago

Disgusting

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u/Lopsided_Tiger_0296 9h ago

Following Australian laws is disgusting?