The Egyptian-American comedian Bassem Youssef has announced his imminent Australian tour has been postponed after he was asked to provide background checks as part of his visa application.
Ticketholders for Youssef’s first Australian show, scheduled for Perth on Thursday, received alerts on Tuesday afternoon that the show had been “rescheduled due to circumstances beyond their control” and that new dates would be announced. He had also been scheduled to perform in Sydney and Melbourne.
