Search in: Travelling in the same boat Daniel Ziffer Comedian Anh Do has a new show The Happiest Refugee . Photo: Tamara Dean ANH Do and his family fled the aftermath of the Vietnam War, sailing in a leaky boat to reach Australia. His uncles were imprisoned as American and allied sympathisers because they fought against the Viet Cong. They were eventually freed from the camp by Do's father who in an audacious act of bravery walked in wearing the ''borrowed'' uniform of a high-ranking officer and demanded they be let out. Not long after the trio were on a refugee boat to Australia. Robbed by pirates and running out of water, food and hope, they embraced the land that rescued them from poverty and persecution. The comedian and TV personality's story echoes loudly today. The issue of people seeking asylum in this country dominates front-page news and ties federal parliamentarians in knots. Advertisement ''My family had to leave Vietnam because my uncles fought alongside the Aussies,'' he says. Do says Australia shouldn't be fearful of refugees and asylum seekers. He has appeared in Thank God You're Here and Dancing With The Stars and has funnelled his family's experience into the best-selling memoir The Happiest Refugee . Now he's bringing that story to the stage. Combining his family stories, stand-up comedy, old photos and filmed segments, the live show traces his journey from penniless refugee to popular personality. ''I started mixing my real life stories into my stand-up, and on