Extreme Vetting with The Chaser

Tom Gleeson – the man behind Hard Quiz is so good at manipulating public opinion that he successfully campaigned for Gold Logies for not only himself, but Grant Denyer. Can he swing Australia behind Peter Dutton?

Libbi Gorr – the broadcaster and TV legend behind Elle McFeast tells Border Force how she delighted audiences without getting sued by McDonald's.

David Hunt – according to the historian behind the bestselling Girt, Australia's governments have often been corrupt, racist and utterly hopeless. Can Border Force bully him into changing his mind?

Judith Lucy – the comedy legend has been detained by Border Force. If she can't help their cause, maybe her next Spiritual Journey will be to Nauru?

Freudian Nip (Jenna Owen and Victoria Zerbst) – the duo from SBS's The Feed are two of Australia's most exciting young performers. Which is why Border Force needs to turn them into sleeper agents.

Mark Humphries – one of Australia's best satirists, Humphries regularly mocks the government on the ABC's 7.30. What would it take for him to start making videos that showcase all the great things Peter Dutton gets up to?

Rebecca De Unamuno – once named world improvisation champion, Rebecca has worked with everyone from Hamish and Andy to Seinfeld's Jason Alexander. Border Force needs her help making up stories on the spot.

Tony Martin – in recent years the D-Generation legend has been producing award-winning podcasts. Will he help the Extreme Vetting team with theirs, or would he rather be deported back to NZ?

Matt Bevan – the RN breakfast newsreader and host of the award-winning 'Russia If You're Listening podcast' is an expert on Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Border Force grills him about KGB interrogation techniques.

Veronica Milsom – the co-host of Triple J drive – sorry, triple j drive – understands the woke youth of Australia. Can she help Border Force change their mind about Minister Dutton?

Alex Lee – as a star of programmes like The Checkout, Saturday Night Rove and The Roast, as well as a former ABC newsreader and press gallery journo, Alex Lee is one of most Australia's most versatile performers. Can she add credibility to Border Force's message?

Andrew Denton – he's Australia's smartest and best interviewer – so it's time he left Channel Seven, and started interrogating people for Border Force.

The only podcast that tortures its guests! The Chaser take their new job with Border Force to the extreme by vetting known Australian about their subversive history on their rise to fame - everyone has skeletons in their closets and The Chaser will find them.

Benjamin Law is an author and screenwriter, whose memoir of growing up on the Sunshine Coast, 'The Family Law', became an SBS TV show. He wrote 'Moral Panic 101', a Quarterly Essay about the "controversial Safe Schools programme", as everyone calls it. Charles and Dom are eager to learn how to whip moral outrage and defeat worthy causes. Find The Chaser at: https://twitter.com/chaser 

Peter Greste in an Australian journalist who was detained in Egypt for 400 days just for doing his job as an Al Jazeera correspondent. His book 'The First Casualty' tells his story in the broader context of increased attacks on press freedom around the world. So naturally, Charles and Dom were eager to put him through another painful interrogation. Find The Chaser at: https://twitter.com/chaser 

Best-selling author, and notorious liar Rosie Waterland fronts Dom and Charles in their toughest assignment yet for Border Force. How can they trust anything she says, especially as her latest book is called "Every Lie I've Ever Told"? Luckily, the plucky interrogators find a use for Waterland in Australia's on-going multi-billion dollar war on boats, and offer to cut her a deal. Will she take it? Find The Chaser at: https://twitter.com/chaser 

Writer and broadcaster Jamila Rizvi worked for Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard out of university, and then became editor-in-chief of Mamamia. These experiences inspired her to write a book, Not Just Lucky, about combating sexism in the workplace but all this talk of equality and meritocracy poses a direct threat to Charles' and Dom's careers. Find Jamila Rizvi at: https://www.jamilarizvi.com.au Find The Chaser at: https://twitter.com/chaser 

Richard Fidler is one of Australia's top podcasters, with the ability to sway millions of listeners each month. Dom and Charles, on behalf of Border Force are keen to tap this influence -- but will a latte-sipping ABC-employed communist love his country enough to snitch on his closest friends and colleagues? And how will Dom and Charles go interrogating one of Australia's top interrogators? Find Richard Fidler at: https://twitter.com/rfidler Find The Chaser at: https://twitter.com/chaser 

Sami Shah was briefly Pakistan's Jon Stewart, but then his satirical TV show got shut down. He's now based in Melbourne, and has toured comedy shows all over Australia and the UK. His radio series have appeared on the ABC and BBC, and his book The Islamic Republic of Australia is either a witty insight into modern Islam for the non-believer, or a threat to our very way of life. Only Charles and Dom can decide. Find The Chaser at: https://twitter.com/chaser 

Sam Dastyari is a Labor Senator for NSW, which would be reason enough for suspicion - but he was also born in Iran to a Muslim family, which brings him right to the top of Border Force's list. His book 'One Halal Of A Story' is a confession, but Charles and Dom demand to know more, including how he managed to obtain money from the Chinese and that ill-fated phone call from Bill Shorten. Find The Chaser at: https://twitter.com/chaser 

Bestselling children's author Andy Griffiths claims to have a room that makes eyeballs explode as part of his iconic multistorey treehouse. Charles and Dom want to add it and some of his other ingenious creations to their Extreme Vetting arsenal. Find The Chaser at: https://twitter.com/chaser 

Charles and Dom interrogate James Colley, comedian and writer for The Weekly (ABC), who has been using an alias, Peter Chudd, to spread patriotic screeds about why white people are not privileged enough. Are Colley's views tongue-in-cheek? Or is his racist, sexist, homophobic alter-ego is, in fact, the true expression of what it means to be Australian? Find The Chaser at: https://twitter.com/chaser 

From Frontline to The Hollowmen, from Utopia to even Pacific Heat, Rob Sitch and his colleagues at Working Dog have taken many swings at some of Australia's most powerful institutions. Now, the Australian Government, the police force and the nation's tabloid TV producers want payback, and Charles and Dom are just the guys to tighten the thumbscrews. Find The Chaser at: https://twitter.com/chaser 

John Safran is no stranger to our intelligence community after making enemies of beloved Australians like Ray Martin, Shane Warne and Rove McManus during his long TV and radio career. But recently, he's been hanging out with even more suspicious figures while researching his book 'Depends What You Mean By Extremist: Going Rogue With Australian Deplorables'. Charles and Dom try to turn a subversive comedian into an asset. Find The Chaser at: https://twitter.com/chaser 

UK based Australian comedian Sarah Kendall is the first to be interrogated by The Chaser's Charles Firth and Dom Knight on behalf of Border Force. She's won awards and hosted BBC radio shows over there, and is a regular at comedy festivals here, but is she still Australian enough to be allowed back permanently? Find The Chaser at: https://twitter.com/chaser