Saudi Arabia’s upcoming Riyadh Comedy Festival is drawing controversy with several U.S. comedians blasting the star-studded ...

"Everyone performing in Riyadh should use this platform to demand the release of detained activists." The lineup for the Sept. 26-Oct. 9 festival Saudi Arabian festival includes, among others: Burr ...

A wave of criticism has hit top comedians like Dave Chappelle, Pete Davidson, Louis CK, and Bill Burr for joining a Saudi ...

Forget Edinburgh or Montreal: this year you will find the world’s best comedy festival bill somewhere totally unexpected.

American stand-up comedian Tim Dillon says he's been dropped from the Riyadh Comedy Festival bill after jokes about the ...

The existence of a Saudi Arabia comedy festival has been on the periphery of my mind for a few weeks, but there’s no more ...

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 ...

The Saudi government is using the Riyadh Comedy Festival 2025 from September 26 to October 9 to deflect attention from its ...

The Riyadh Comedy Festival will feature performances from dozens of American comedians, but human rights groups and fellow ...

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.

Riyad is all set to welcome the Riyad Comedy Festival opening tomorrow, Friday, September 26, and running through October 9, ...