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[@rad4924]

A similar situation happened in 2016 when a New Zealander tried to visit Kazakhstan and was accused of not being from a real country. To make matters worse, the map that border security provided was one that New Zealand hadn't been included on.

[@alienracer3391]

New Zealand you say...no 🤔 ??? 👽

[@Hugh_de_Mortimer]

I’ve never heard of New Zealand not being on a map.

[@thedappercook]

Yes we are a pimple on the bum on the earth.

[@strouty]

You can't be serious... Really???

[@thedappercook]

@@Hugh_de_Mortimer you'd be surprised I've seen it before

[@bq1013]

"im on my lunchbreak now so anything you say dosent really count" killed me

[@nordlandskaka]

Rest in peace, B Q.

[@johnmackenzie3773]

I think he was on his lunch break during this full interview lol

[@user-kg9qx7pp7r]

Why r u commenting then

[@naybother]

I'm not sure why anybody would be offended by this. The joke is ignorance. He is the joke.

[@tubbycustard8866]

Welcome to the new world where comedy is no longer allowed

[@JamesAHirons_]

People make connections that aren't even there just to bolster themselves as morally perfect. It's the ultimate twist of narrative and rather narcissistic. Scratch the surface, they are more obsessed with the very thing theyre claiming not to be in some way or another than the one telling the joke.

[@parametr]

@@tubbycustard8866 wow, so you are complaining about a character which was part of a joke. Amazing capability to understand and contextualise information, mate.

[@samhawkins814]

@@parametr “amazing ability to understand and contextualise information” lol

[@thejosh3855]

This wasn't the part people thought was offensive. It was the black and brown facing.

[@fnuppyfnup]

the people who got this removed from online platforms like netflix are the purest example of not being able to interpret things within a context..total horse vision. Genius series

[@Harrison1875]

I don't think this was the sketch people were offended by. It was probably all the blackface/yellowface/brownface

[@schillaci5590]

I blame the people who removed it. They are the real idiots.

[@oldol12]

I had a taste of that on Instagram just recently. The people there mistook my sarcastic remark as something serious😂. You can't even make jokes anymore without warning people that it is one. You can't even make jokes at all, without people making it their next scientific project😂.( Had nothing to do with race etc.)

[@Harrison1875]

@oldol12 wow, really? what did you say?

[@oldol12]

@@Harrison1875 the reel i left a comment under was showing a grown woman messing with make up in a driving car. She made it look like she was driving. So i made the mistake to quickly write " can someone send this video to the police", I got 124 likes for that. But the people who left comments wrote smth like " why would you do that. Shut up, you' re not a cop. Dumbass. She did nothing illegal. So you will show them a video of a girl applying make up." I suppose they were teenagers. It got to the point of borderline mobbing, insults got worse and worse. They sounded like Vicky Pollard from Little Britain. No, but, yeah but... SHUT UP.😄

[@TheLaualamp]

I was 14 traveling through Turkey and was questioned if Estonia is a real country brings back some memories 😂😂

[@ruabossy4700]

Depending when, Estonia was a part of another country, so before 1991 nobody knew that Estonia existed.

[@ExtremeSquared]

I've met more people who think it's an Encino Man reference than a real country.

[@rockarola55]

​@@ruabossy4700 All of the Baltic nations knew, Russia/CCCP knew and anyone who's ever read a history book knew...perhaps you didn't, but you aren't "everyone", are you?

[@mhtechuk1769]

​@@rockarola55I didn't know myself, so don't be triggered, calm down..

[@RoninxDD]

@@rockarola55 Don't know what rattled your cage...

[@motojauntx]

The look on his face while she is berating him is pure gold. And she was pretty great too!

[@mr.kyleyoung]

Season 2!!!! The world needs it, exactly as it was!

[@mrsweetscottyd7890]

Possibly wouldn't get away with doing sketches like this in today's day and age 🙁

[@dr.biscuits]

@@mrsweetscottyd7890 agreed..all the woke "fellas" who read the Guardian at the BBC would rupture their Vaginas getting all offended.

[@ZDProds-c8p]

You won't get a series 2 nowdays with all these PC woke snowflakes getting offended

[@PupRiku]

I totally disagree. It was almost a perfect series. It'll be ruined...like Little Britain :")

[@jackiechan8840]

Gotta buy the DVD

[@georgemather9082]

“So, Mrs MUMBUTU” 😂

[@Carltonwanks]

Hilarious, only Brits can do comedy like this

[@tailssonicteam1604]

@@Carltonwanks oh god. Could you imagine what an American version of this show would look like? Woo thats a dark thought.

[@averyj5446]

@@Carltonwanks true they hold PHD on racism.

[@lnteIIigence]

If that _is_ your real name!

[@Dimondgamer123]

😂

[@TheTruthiest]

"Don't know what rattled her cage" Haha, love how he slipped that in.

[@Stuart267]

HAHAHA! *"One of my best friends... Is friends with a man who's black"* That is comedy gold right there

[@stealthattack2209]

Don't forget that he is really black lol

[@ahyaan2552]

@@ranbirsinghsahota6092 thats the whole point of the joke

[@BenDover-tj8vf]

@@ranbirsinghsahota6092 dumb as soup

[@keiko909]

"man he's black" i laughed more than i should have at that! lmfao!

[@ekspatriat]

@@ranbirsinghsahota6092 Just shut up and go away.

[@Tflexxx02]

"In the future, you should travel with a large atlas or globe in order to prove to people you haven't made up your country."

[@jackkraken3888]

Evryone else:"Or just use Google Maps."

[@brycepeddicord6763]

​@@jackkraken3888wow that's really funny. I'm surprised you're not a famous comedian with wit like that....

[@GourmetJobSim]

@@brycepeddicord6763Cheese sauce

[@Snookbone]

We heard

[@shaz2761]

I'm a librarian, and I found this hilarious

[@420praiseit2]

Alright, prove it. Name one book

[@shaz2761]

@@420praiseit2 'How to 69 Yourself - A 10 Step Guide'

[@funkuro]

@@shaz2761 damn you’re good.

[@samgyeopsal569]

@@420praiseit2 man you really gave him a tough one, not many people can name one book.

[@johnharvey2850]

I'm a refuse worker, and I found this incredibly funny.

[@tailssonicteam1604]

It's a crime that we never got more than 1 season of this show.

[@cecilebraillie4471]

their jokes are very repetitive and often fall flat

[@tailssonicteam1604]

@@cecilebraillie4471 in your opinion

[@PhilipMarcYT]

@@cecilebraillie4471 go watch comedy series that tell you when to laugh, 🐑

[@jimbob28642]

@@PhilipMarcYT thats literally one of them lol or at least Little Britain was with the canned laughter

[@jamesbyersmusic]

This was the best thing they ever did, I loved this series. Little Britain was essentially the same joke again and again, which stopped being funny rather quickly, although Rock Profile was very good. A 2nd series was actually commissioned, but Matt Lucas didn't want to do it.

[@charleslee1373]

I do know a guy from Liechtenstein, and he has had this very problem at passport control in various places. He said that his decision to naturalize as a Swiss citizen when he got the chance was largely for the more recognizable travel documents.

[@MuchWhittering]

As if people who forge passports would be stupid enough to use a made up country.

[@Calvin23]

Classic line after been caught out “I’ll do it this time” 😂😂

[@spiritualwholesale1910]

This was an incredibly underrated show , some of characters were brilliant

[@wiszak9370]

At least he knew how to pronounce the name. This is so professional for us in US.

[@presntnow]

People like "Ian Foote" in customer service jobs all over the world! What a great mirror to society! David Walliams 😂😂😂

[@travelinghuntress5725]

This was hilarious 😂 and I’m a person of color. Nothing offensive about making fun of people who are actually this ignorant and flaunt it.

[@WardenOfTerra]

The entire show is about how stupid racism is. It's one of the most genius shows ever made.

[@lewdogzombies]

Damn I miss this show so much, such a shame it only had one season. Ian was the funniest person on the show 😂😂

[@iloveboxing677]

People, im a british Pakistani, and i must say that this is comedy gold..... No one should be offended, as these boys are not racist.... Love it, and miss it. Worlds gone mad, that we cant laugh at comedy anymore.....

[@razvantasca]

These guys are unbelievable! And they pinpoint serious situations through devastating humor! (Yeah, I know!) Best regards from Paris France 👍❤️ I want THAT ONE! 🥰🤣🤣🤣

[@Greenpoloboy3]

Love it. We need this show back. Probably not to be shown on BBC though lol

[@islappedyomamashevotedfor7685]

It's an outage

[@kingcobra7183]

Outrage

[@islappedyomamashevotedfor7685]

Outage

[@Greenpoloboy3]

@@kingcobra7183 surely you are the same person as Ashish...?

[@Greenpoloboy3]

@@islappedyomamashevotedfor7685 😱😱😱

[@dilibau]

Gotta say, the black lady interpreted her role flawlessly 👏🏾👌🏿

[@Avgeek1564]

What.. By being black?

[@gregwood5083]

It's a documentary so it is her just being her

[@mohammedqasim7147]

@@gregwood5083 It's a comedy sketch

[@gregwood5083]

@@mohammedqasim7147 it is funny but it is a documentary.

[@mohammedqasim7147]

@Greg Wood I don't know if you're trying too hard to be funny or just stupid, it's a TV show

[@presntnow]

The world always needs comedy 🌎😄🤣😂

[@cf8545]

Liberia you say....got a new one here Chris Liberia 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kylefox666]

mrs “MUMBUTU” gets me everytime XD

[@haydenharrington4777]

“Is that a new one Chris? Liberia?” 😂

[@jameshart678]

I had this similar situation once when I was entering through Heathrow. This officer on a passport control desk said that he thought my British passport was fake, but that he was gonna 'let me pass ..this time'!! I'm not kidding... I was completely shocked... and this was on account of the fact that I am a dual citizen, and was proudly showing my other passport to him.. since I used it to leave my 'other' home country with. Silly me assumed that you're supposed to be kind and informative to them. You learn very quickly that to be a pompous upper class slob in front of these officials is your ticket to being kept out of their petty racist mind games!!!

[@gregwood5083]

Absolutely made up story. They scan passports. But nicely written 7/10

[@jameshart678]

@@gregwood5083 Now they do.... but in the early 2000s they didn't! Still, I'll give a Kudos point for trying!

[@user-uc5xj2li9d]

He is Chief

[@SAXONWARLORD1000AD]

''proudly showing'' - WHY????? - i dont think they give a crap - if you have a UK passport with you - show it on entry

[@Hansaman58]

Come Fly With Me is a great show. Too funny.

[@shyrahman4506]

We need more people like him

[@IsaacWale2004]

I once overheard my brother say to his friend "I'm not racist, I have a coloured TV" 😅

[@recruitmentch]

I'm Kurdish from Northern Iraq and have spent just over half of my life in Italy. Both of my parents teach surgical techniques so I regrettably had to spent 3 years in an English school in the heart of Kent, England. The utter mind boggling gibberish similar to this uttered not only by the English kids but teachers too during those 3 years - well I could actually fill a good sized book with. The bit at the end when he tries to play down his mistake and almost judge her for being angry was what I went through on so many occasions. They make woefully ignorant remarks, and do so time and time again and then when you react post not being able to take it anymore, they'll judge you for overreacting or lashing out. One kid spent spent my entire first term making remarks like 'dirty Arab' (Told him many times that A. I'm not Arab and B. that's offensive), 'I bet you lived in tents before coming to the UK' (our house in Iraq is more like mansion) and then to top it off, he used to change the lyrics of the popular Christmas song and sing 'I'm dreaming of a white Britain, like the one I used to know' in front of the entire class with the teacher sat there not doing a thing. So when I challenged him to a fight after school and gave him a nosebleed, he got his parents to make a complaint and I got suspended for 2 days. I begged my parents to take us back to Italy as I just couldn't take it anymore. Even today, I feel so bitter that my childhood innocence was denigrated and stolen during those 3 years. I didn't even know what racism, acts of alienation and bullying was until after I left that school and began opening up and looking back. I'd grown up in the north of Iraq with Kurds, Turkmen, Assyrian as well as Arab kids. Not once did someone teach me to judge others on the basis of their nationality, how dark their hair was or how long their nose looked. Children have ignorance taught into them. Before I went to that school, I wouldn't have even known what bullying meant.

[@philthornton1382]

Cool story bro

[@gsmith12]

Sounds like Kent 😂

[@develynseether4426]

UK here. I didn't get brilliant grades in school but I love learning, it's just the system was atrocious for people like me. I've learnt more about the world going to the university of life than I ever could have in 30 years of school.

[@recruitmentch]

@@develynseether4426 Parents play a major part. If you take interest in your kid's learning and also want to bring up open minded human beings, then education isn't the be all or end all. Ultimately when you go out into the real world, no one judges you on your school grades. They 'judge' you on the basis of what kind of human being you are when treating yourself and those around you.

[@develynseether4426]

@@recruitmentch yes, regrettably though my parents were for my education their jobs kept them too busy to take an active role. I've never really taken stock of what most people think. For me it was the freedom of learning, studying what I wanted to, in areas that fascinated me. I've met many university students over the years including political geography, sociology, foreign studies and much of it seemed very dry knowledge, hasn't allowed for the flair of self-learning within those confines. The world and it's people is an endless fascination for me and thanks to my own self learning I've been able to take from all 3 of those aforementioned aspects and many more to educate myself.

[@ashp3718]

This is genius by David Walliams! I cannot believe it took me so many years to get the joke. I only just happened to watch Johnny Harris' video titled 'Where the U.S. Hides its Secrets'. LIBERIA!

[@iifeofdeji5438]

Classic 😂😂😂 bring it back!

[@thomascassidy8347]

I love this lady!!

[@laffo1980]

“I’m on my lunchbreak “😭😭gold

[@ethan35387]

In all my life I have never and I repeat NEVER seen anyone as talented, professional and hard working as Ian foot. He is simply the best immigration officer in this country. We need more like him.

[@jackwilliam2965]

What embarrassing comment.

[@AthelstanEngland]

Stationed at Dover or better still on the French coastline would be perfect.

[@jackwilliam2965]

@@AthelstanEngland You do realise this is not real, they are doing a comedy sketch.

[@AthelstanEngland]

@@jackwilliam2965 fits perfectly then as border force is a joke too.

[@jackwilliam2965]

@@AthelstanEngland If border security was to behave in this way, Britain as the nation that portrays itself as shinning light for human rights would end up being poor because of the racist behaviour. Racism is to keep poor people in their place. It is not tolerated in jobs the workplace. That is the reason you have to go on a diversity course and abide by equality policies any company you work for. Get a life and stop thinking the immagrants are taking the jobs that you won't do.

[@jimathybindlenim6359]

But seriously can we hire this guy 😅

[@Mary-p6m]

hahahahaha priceless and Ian's such a knob ! Love David Walliams 💙💙💙

[@santiagobracho5964]

No word of a lie when my family emigrated to UK an immigration officer stopped us and said the visa we were on doesn't exist. In fairness his manager was so mad at him.

[@maciejjaroszewski]

classic, love it. They are best one in comedy

[@davefinn3526]

Priceless 🤣🤣

[@englishgoordie]

Brilliant!😂😂😂😂

[@jaytops]

I absolutely LOVE Ellen Thomas. She was hilarious in Teachers.

[@robertingle9845]

Teachers was one of my favourite shows ever. 👍 Bring back Brian and Kurt

[@SoTypicallyMeh]

Real-life American police and border patrol frequently have no idea New Mexico is one of the 50 states and not, in fact, part of Mexico.

[@sourabhkarmakar8040]

😮 oh my goddd you're kidding ❕

[@StillAliveAndKicking_]

Thankfully Ian is not typical. A group of us once stopped off in Amsterdam, while waiting for a connection to Rome. As we went through the gate, the Dutch immigration official said “Welcome to France”. It cheered us up. Why would anyone get angry at this video?

[@samgyeopsal569]

0:20 my favourite line from him

[@conr1633]

“Don’t know what rattled her cage” 😂😂

[@abcun17]

"What rattled her cage?!" LOL..😂🤣

[@teddydavis2339]

English humor. You gotta love it.

[@tensaichigo2]

This is hilarious. Unfortunately, so many in society these days would be too offended to let a show or joke like this be made anymore 😅

[@thevoiceofreason941]

People outside the UK do this with the UK all the time. 😂 Some people think England is the UK and don’t even know where Wales is!

[@Isabella-nh5dm]

Canadian here. I know! I know!

[@andrewleah1983]

Yeah but people from Wales travel on a British passport.

[@thevoiceofreason941]

The United Kingdom of Great Britain And Northern Ireland. That’s 4 countries Andrew.

[@andrewleah1983]

@@thevoiceofreason941 👏 so unless Wales isn’t one of them, what I said was true you weapon.

[@thevoiceofreason941]

@@andrewleah1983 someone’s upset 😂

[@INCREASE.THE.PEACE.]

I don't why they didn't to more episodes, one of the best shows.

[@IsaacWale2004]

I couldn't stop laughing 😅

[@neilmclean9752]

He should be dealing with the old dinghy divers lol😊!!

[@vpsn99]

I was once penalised by my geography teacher for not being able to show the flag of Africa during a class test. My explanation of continents not having a flag and Africa not being country didn't change her mind.

[@shafqataltaf9554]

True story... Once finished with my studies in UK i had to book some luggage by air and the freight company employee did not know about Pakistan so i had to explain him it's a country beside India,😁

[@annetteenzoulis4870]

Incredible ignorance!🙈🙈🙈

[@MaeyiQuinn]

Kind of ironic since everyone in the UK usually makes jokes about Pakistan

[@gregwood5083]

@@MaeyiQuinn any story that starts with "true story" never is.

[@airongmc6810]

@@gregwood5083 the guy literally is from pakistan

[@geordiewishart1683]

Airon, yes he himself might be from Pakistan but it lends no credibility to his claim that someone had not heard of Pakistan.

[@DerLieDer]

Comedy Gold! 😂

[@MA-ws3hx]

Comedy gold!!

[@jkk45]

My A-Level Geography teacher actually used this video on a lesson about globalisation and migration back in the day, believe it or not.

[@charliechalk]

How did your teacher do that?

[@jkk45]

@@charliechalk bravery and guts

[@rofalmatt]

need this show back so funny ! XD

[@audreyowen7806]

Lovely

[@FILTH_87]

The hero we need.

[@bigboy0625]

Love this comedy 🤣

[@ye4us]

Damn I got excited. I thought they made a second season. RIP

[@hitchslap8254]

Just be happy they made the first series. The amount of backpedaling that Lucas and walliams are doing I'm surprised they don't want to go door to door erasing our memories.

[@jaymarlon7460]

Omg it’s Claudette from eastenders😂

[@danielredman6761]

Excellent 😂😂😂😂

[@isaywhatilikeandilikewhati1117]

This man is going to be re-assigned to the beaches in Kent! lol

[@markriffey8899]

I loved "Little Britain". I regret missing out on this. I've definitely got some homework to do.

[@TheAllMightyGodofCod]

I thought he was going to say "I am friends with a racist" after saying he was not a racist

[@MikayeYakovlev]

I took some of my uni friends on a trip to Ukraine, which involved a lot of confused people wondering what "Thailand" is (one of my friends was Thai). Luckily, it was mostly older people ...not the immigration control lmao

[@georgem2509]

wow, relly?I am Ukrainian,Thailand is a well-known tourist destination here

[@MikayeYakovlev]

​@@georgem2509 to be fair, that was when we went hiking in Zakarpattia & visited my great-aunt in Izyum, so I don't think many of the people in these places travelled anywhere (except Hungary or Romania) + I had a bit of a language barrier with some of the older people in Zakkarpattia. In Kyiv, people knew about Thailand. Overall, it was a very nice trip & we even got to visit some local winemakers & try the wine in villages close to the Hungarian border

[@123malichi]

30 years ago checking in at Mexico City airport for Los Angeles the agent hadn’t seen and probably hadn’t heard of Ireland and had to check with her boss to make sure it was valid document.

[@macfir8124]

Absolutely brilliant!!!

[@ilovesuisse1]

Love this show.

[@akib2542]

Ian Foot has now left UK Border Force and until recently headed up the immigration policy unit for Pritler Patel. True story. 😂

[@_Mentat]

I heard he's now in charge of deportations to Rwanda. Unfortunately he can't find it on a map so no one is getting deported.

[@Avgeek1564]

Update : Braverman!

[@danielbliss8014]

@@Avgeek1564 Update: Grant Shapps......ooops, Update: Braverman again!

[@mikeRobinsonCharlton]

We need more Ian Foots

[@footballhipster]

David Walliams plays this Ian Foot so well that, if that were to happen to me in real life, I would try my best to give the character a big boot as I leave the office.

[@kmag7122]

Ian 30.000 have come in this year 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sparko2012]

Love that Casio Foot is wearing hahaha.

[@PalmBeachFlorida24]

I thought he was about to say one of my friends is French. - Knowing the British think of the French as rivals & ethnic. 😂

[@vondahe]

Not the same at all, yet slightly similar: I used to work for a large American company. Upon arrival at Newark, the CBP agent started asking me all sorts of questions, fair enough. Except, when he asked me who I worked for and I replied, he refused to believe me because I’m not an American and don’t speak like one. I honestly didn’t know if I should laugh, cry or educate him about how it’s possible to work for a foreign company, but then I realised he couldn’t help being stupid. A funny side note is that he later features in a documentary about the CBP’s work - and still acts like an idiot in front of the camera.

[@Azulakayes]

I also have a friend, who knows a person who knows a Liberian. It happens.

[@jhbluestar]

now that was funny!

[@FrankMalaba]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bouse23]

A freind of mine worked for an international IT company. one day they got a sales order for Burkina Faso. he thought it was made up. Thought it was the other guys in the office making it up.

[@tipster-challenge]

its below Mali!!! Used to be called Upper Volta.

[@_Mentat]

Wait 'til he hears what the capital city is called!

[@nmm3946]

the sad part is there ARE ppl like this employed in these roles. 😅😅

[@Leo-qe3gl]

1:12. "...look on a map." *wiggle with head....😂

[@johaquila]

Reminds me of the time when I flew back to Germany from Manchester Airport, shortly after the Brexit referendum. I refused to go through the nude scanner because of general concerns with these things. So I got some one-on-one treatment from a similar character. I mentioned in passing that something they were doing there was exactly the opposite of what I was used to from other airports across Europe. I then got a lecture on the apparent fact that the referendum had changed geography and (even though the UK was still technically part of the EU at the time), the British Isles were no longer part of the continent of Europe.

[@MoFields]

I swear to God that I was stopped by a checkpoint in Turkey and the person did not think that Britain exists. He was asking if it is part of Spain or Germany. 😅😅😅😅😅 I had to speak to ChatGPT to prove that this actually exists and then realise that Britain is Not called United Kingdom, England or Britain, but rather Birleşik Krallık!!!!

[@richbutler718]

Brilliant

[@theorgazoid4918]

Got a new one Chris, Liberia. Hahahahah

[@simonmartinez2733]

I love old good humour 😂😂😂

[@mrsmknc]

Perfect ✊🏻👍🏻

[@brunobergonzi8458]

Great guys!

[@UnFuckTheWorld19]

Lol there's a map ad below the video 💀💀

[@wrnrt]

Liberia. Pleasant Green knows all great things that come from there.

[@ninadsheth8422]

Haha brilliant

[@CloneJFK]

The lady is Mrs Johnson from the Lenny Henry sketches of "Donovan Bogart"

[@markgibbins4143]

Got a new one Chris. 😂😂

[@photostudio5861]

I had to wait in line once at the Russian border because the person in front of me was from Ireland. The Russian immigration officer never heard of Ireland and the line wasn't going to move until she got confirmation that Ireland was an actual country.