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Saudi Arabia’s upcoming Riyadh Comedy Festival is drawing controversy with several U.S. comedians blasting the star-studded ...
Riyad is all set to welcome the Riyad Comedy Festival opening tomorrow, Friday, September 26, and running through October 9, ...
Maron opens by asking his audience “How do you even promote that?” Referencing both 9/11 and the killing of journalist Jamal ...
When Bill Burr returns from his upcoming abroad show and says that he “killed,” the appropriate reaction will be, “Which ...
The event is an attempt by Saudi Arabia to reframe Riyadh’s image as a destination for international comedy. Dave Chappelle, Kevin Hart, Bill Burr, Aziz Ansari, Gabriel Iglesias, Louis CK, and more ...
A rights group is urging some top-level Western comedians not to be "complicit in covering up the abuses of a repressive ...
Marc Maron called out U.S. comedians for performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia, citing Saudi officials’ alleged roles in the September 11 attack and the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
American stand-up comedian Tim Dillon says he's been dropped from the Riyadh Comedy Festival bill after jokes about the country's alleged use of forced labor.