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John Oliver Roasts Netflix-WBD Deal In ‘Last Week Tonight’ Season 13 Premiere: “Loved The Ending Of ‘Stranger Things,’ By The Way — Very Brown”
#News #HBO #JohnOliver #LastWeekTonight #LastWeekTonightwithJohnOliver #NetflixWB #Paramount #RiyadhComedyFestival #Warnerbrosdiscoveryhttps://deadline.com/2026/02/john-oliver-season-13-premiere-netflix-wb-last-week-tonight-1236725733/
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journal entry featuring experience highlights and remarkable memories and cultural enthusiasms:
Boulevard City, Riyadh, the Western consensus & the hypocritical oaf
https://www.outsidelight.online/journal/journal-boulevard-city-riyadh-the-western-consensus-the-hypocritical-oaf/
#riyadh #RiyadhComedyFestival #saudiarabia #travel #theatre #AI -
Queen Coke Francis | "I Ranked Every Sellout At The #RiyadhComedyFestival"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bome1xiMy4
#SaudiArabia #humanRights #comedy #arts #performingArts #humorists #comedians #standUp #courtJesters #filthyLucre -
Whitney Cummings on Riyadh Comedy Festival Controversy: “It’s Just Racism”
#GeneralNews #News #Comedy #International #RiyadhComedyFestival #SaudiArabia #WhitneyCummings -
Looks like some #riyadhcomedyfestival performers are going with "anybody complaining is lumping in the people there with the government".
Bullshit. They were invited and paid by the government under strict topic rules. It would be like being invited by Trump or Biden, paid by the government and told that to get the money, you couldn't criticize them. It doesn't matter who else is in the room. You can't say your comedy is about truth telling etc after taking that gig, esp for a dictator.
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Whitney Cummings Defends Performing At Riyadh Comedy Festival, Says Backlash “Is Just Racism”
#News #RiyadhComedyFestival #WhitneyCummingshttps://deadline.com/2025/10/whitney-cummings-riyadh-comedy-festival-defends-performing-1236584551/
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Whitney Cummings Says Riyadh Comedy Festival Backlash ‘Is Just Racism,’ Claims Stand-Up Comics Who’ve Worked With Live Nation Have ‘Taken Saudi Money’
#Variety #News #RiyadhComedyFestival #WhitneyCummings -
Does the Controversy Over the Riyadh Comedy Festival Actually Matter?
#GeneralNews #News #BillBurr #DaveChappelle #LouisCK #RiyadhComedyFestival #SaudiArabia -
https://pen.org/saudi-sponsors-comedy-speak-writers-at-risk/
As the Saudi Government Sponsors Comedy, Let’s Speak Up for Saudi Writers at Risk
#SaudiArabia #RiyadhComedyFestival #MBS #JamalKhashoggi #Bonesaws #oppression #monarchy #comedy #comedians
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https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2025/10/saudi-arabia-gets-the-last-laugh/684494/
Saudi Arabia Gets the Last Laugh
The Riyadh Comedy Festival is just one part of a much bigger plan.
By Hanna Rosin
#MBS #SaudiArabia #RiyadhComedyFestival #JamalKhashoggi #BoneSaws #Comedy #Comedians
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Stand-Up Comedian Jessica Kirson Donates Riyadh Comedy Festival Fee to Human Rights Campaign
#GeneralNews #AzizAnsari #BillBurr #HumanRightsCampaign #International #JessicaKirson #RiyadhComedyFestival #SaudiArabia -
Aziz Ansari says he plans to donate "part of the fee" for performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival to Human Rights Watch, but the organization doesn't want it. Arvind Ganesan, the HRW's head of economic justice and rights division, told @Variety that accepting money from Riyadh performers, "could create the perception that somehow we compromised our independence after the fact." Here's more.
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Apropos of nothing, here is the list of comedians who participated in the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
Mo Amer, Aziz Ansari, Wayne Brady, Hannibal Buress, Bill Burr, Jimmy Carr, Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K., Whitney Cummings, Pete Davidson, Chris Distefano, Omid Djalili, Zarna Garg, Ben Hart, Kevin Hart, Gabriel Iglesias, Jimeoin, Maz Jobrani, Jessica Kirson, Jo Koy, Bobby Lee, Sebastian Maniscalco, Sam Morril, Mark Normand, Russell Peters, Jeff Ross, Sugar Sammy, Andrew Santino, Andrew Schulz, Tom Segura, Ali Siddiq, Cipha Sounds, Aries Spears, Chris Tucker, and Jack Whitehall
#RiyadhComedyFestival #HumanRights #sellouts -
Human Rights Watch “Cannot Accept” Donations From Riyadh Comedy Fest Performers, Says “Not Too Late” To Call For Release Of Saudi Activists
#Festivals #News #AzizAnsari #HumanRightsWatch #RiyadhComedyFestival #SaudiArabiahttps://deadline.com/2025/10/human-rights-watch-cannot-accept-donations-riyadh-comedy-1236575342/
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I saw Omid Djalili had written a piece in the Guardian defending his appearance at the festival as some kind of cultural olive branch or something but money will make you say all sorts of things, won't it?
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#ArabiaSaudita: i comici tacciono sui diritti umani e gli attivisti detenuti.
"I comici al #RiyadhComedyFestival di #Riyadh si uniscono all'insabbiamento degli abusi da parte del governo."
💵💵💵#HumanRights #SaudiArabia #9ottobre
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/10/08/saudi-arabia-comedians-silent-on-detained-activists
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Aziz Ansari Defends Riyadh Comedy Festival Gig, Plans To Donate Portion Of Fee: “I Share The Concerns”
#News #AzizAnsari #RiyadhComedyFestivalhttps://deadline.com/2025/10/aziz-ansari-defends-riyadh-comedy-festival-gig-donate-fee-1236573973/
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Jimmy Kimmel Grills Aziz Ansari on Riyadh Comedy Performance in Tense Interview: It’s a ‘Brutal Regime’ and ‘These Are Not Good People’
#Variety #News #AzizAnsari #JimmyKimmel #RiyadhComedyFestivalhttps://variety.com/2025/tv/news/jimmy-kimmel-grills-aziz-ansari-riyadh-comedy-festival-1236543742/
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Bill Burr Slams Riyadh Comedy Festival Backlash as ‘Bulls—‘ and Roasts Critics: ‘I Don’t Give a F— What These Phony F—ing People Are Saying’
#Variety #News #BillBurr #RiyadhComedyFestivalhttps://variety.com/2025/tv/news/bill-burr-slams-critics-riyadh-comedy-festival-1236543113/
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"If there’s anything ironic about being so scared of telling the wrong joke that you run straight into the arms of the House of Saud, it seems lost on the festival performers...
"Should #comedians be held to a higher standard than footballers? It would help if they weren’t so fond of touting their own importance, their skewering of the ruling class, their ‘speaking truth to power’."
https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/october/laughing-their-heads-off
#RiyadhComedyFestival #SaudiArabia #humanRights #courtJesters #comedy #filthyLucre #arts -
Zach Woods on the spineless comedians selling out for the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
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Bro I am so calling it!!
After the #RiyadhComedyFestival Bill Burr is gonna go perform at the Pyongyang Comedy Festival XD
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The "Riyadh Comedy Festival" sounds like it would be a good time if it were being held anywhere except Saudi Arabia.
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"The Riyadh Court Jester Parade won’t mean much to the careers of most of these comics. No one’s going to lose a Hollywood deal for [a] movie or a show, and with Saudi money in Hollywood, some might come home to new deals. All they lost is any credibility on lecturing anyone else on right and wrong ever again."
https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/comedy-saudi-arabia-human-rights/
#RiyadhComedyFestival #humanRights #SaudiArabia #courtJesters #venality #sellouts #arts #comedy #humorists -
Comedians appearing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival:
Mo Amer
Aziz Ansari
Wayne Brady
Hannibal Buress
Bill Burr
Jimmy Carr
Dave Chappelle
Louis C.K.
Whitney Cummings
Pete Davidson
Chris Distefano
Omid Djalili
Zarna Garg
Ben Hart
Kevin Hart
Gabriel Iglesias
Jimeoin
Maz Jobrani
Jessica Kirson
Jo Koy
Bobby Lee
Sebastian Maniscalco
Sam Morril
Mark Normand
Russell Peters
Jeff Ross
Sugar Sammy
Andrew Santino
Andrew Schulz
Tom Segura
Ali Siddiq
Cipha Sounds
Aries Spears
Chris Tucker
Jack Whitehall_____
Those who were going to appear, but were later dropped because of comments they made:
Tim Dillon
Jim Jefferies
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Louis C.K. Says Performing at Riyadh Comedy Festival Is a ‘Positive Thing’ and ‘A Great Way to Get in and Start Talking’
#Variety #News #LouisCK #RiyadhComedyFestivalhttps://variety.com/2025/tv/news/louis-ck-riyadh-comedy-festival-positive-thing-backlash-1236540316/
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‘Real Time’: Louis C.K. Explains Why He Wants “To Be Part Of” Riyadh Comedy Festival After “Mixed Feelings”: “A Positive Thing”
#News #BillMaher #LouisCK #RealTimeWithBillMaher #RiyadhComedyFestivalhttps://deadline.com/2025/10/louis-ck-explains-riyadh-comedy-festival-mixed-feelings-1236570184/
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International Insider: AI’s First ‘Actress’; Deadline Studio In Zurich; Insight From Iberseries
#News #ArtificialIntelligence #Deadlinestudio #Iberseries #IMDb #InternationalInsider #PeakyBlinders #RiyadhComedyFestival #TillyNorwood #ZurichSummithttps://deadline.com/2025/10/international-insider-ai-actress-tilly-norwood-1236568305/
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Dave Chappelle Jokes ‘It’s Easier to Talk’ in Saudi Arabia ‘Than it Is in America’ While Performing at Riyadh Comedy Festival
#Variety #News #BillBurr #DaveChappelle #RiyadhComedyFestivalhttps://variety.com/2025/tv/news/dave-chappelle-saudi-arabia-riyadh-festival-free-speech-1236537335/
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Selective Outrage Over The Saudi Arabia Riyadh Comedy Festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a0FbOR2l1E
#riyadh #comedyfestival #saudiarabia #luisck #billburr #davechappelle #craftyandy #craftyarts #drawing #commentary #craftythoughts #humanrights #comedy #funny #sellout #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #talking #jeffross #kevinHart #riyadhcomedyfestival #moamer #russellpeters #benhart #marknormand #andrewschulz #hacks #whitneycummings #waynebrady -
Selective Outrage Over The Saudi Arabia Riyadh Comedy Festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a0FbOR2l1E
#riyadh #comedyfestival #saudiarabia #luisck #billburr #davechappelle #craftyandy #craftyarts #drawing #commentary #craftythoughts #humanrights #comedy #funny #sellout #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #talking #jeffross #kevinHart #riyadhcomedyfestival #moamer #russellpeters #benhart #marknormand #andrewschulz #hacks #whitneycummings #waynebrady -
Selective Outrage Over The Saudi Arabia Riyadh Comedy Festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a0FbOR2l1E
#riyadh #comedyfestival #saudiarabia #luisck #billburr #davechappelle #craftyandy #craftyarts #drawing #commentary #craftythoughts #humanrights #comedy #funny #sellout #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #talking #jeffross #kevinHart #riyadhcomedyfestival #moamer #russellpeters #benhart #marknormand #andrewschulz #hacks #whitneycummings #waynebrady -
Selective Outrage Over The Saudi Arabia Riyadh Comedy Festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a0FbOR2l1E
#riyadh #comedyfestival #saudiarabia #luisck #billburr #davechappelle #craftyandy #craftyarts #drawing #commentary #craftythoughts #humanrights #comedy #funny #sellout #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #talking #jeffross #kevinHart #riyadhcomedyfestival #moamer #russellpeters #benhart #marknormand #andrewschulz #hacks #whitneycummings #waynebrady -
Selective Outrage Over The Saudi Arabia Riyadh Comedy Festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a0FbOR2l1E
#riyadh #comedyfestival #saudiarabia #luisck #billburr #davechappelle #craftyandy #craftyarts #drawing #commentary #craftythoughts #humanrights #comedy #funny #sellout #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #talking #jeffross #kevinHart #riyadhcomedyfestival #moamer #russellpeters #benhart #marknormand #andrewschulz #hacks #whitneycummings #waynebrady -
Bill Burr Defends Riyadh Comedy Festival Gig Amid Backlash: ‘Definitely Top Three Experiences I’ve Had’
#Variety #News #BillBurr #RiyadhComedyFestivalhttps://variety.com/2025/tv/news/bill-burr-defends-riyadh-comedy-festival-backlash-1236536805/
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Bill Burr Defends Riyadh Comedy Festival Performance: “They Got A F***ing Chili’s Over Here”
#News #BillBurr #Comedians #RiyadhComedyFestivalhttps://deadline.com/2025/10/bill-burr-defends-riyadh-comedy-festival-performance-1236567934/
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lol, go on lads, give the Prince a good old Comedy Roast, because 'Free Speech' and everything....
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David Cross Joins Chorus Of Stand-Ups Slamming Riyadh Comedy Festival: “You Might As Well Do Commercials For Lockheed Martin”
#News #DavidCross #RiyadhComedyFestival #SaudiArabiahttps://deadline.com/2025/09/david-cross-slams-riyadh-comedy-festival-1236565749/
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David Cross Slams Bill Burr and More Comedians Performing at Riyadh Comedy Festival: ‘I Am Disgusted… How Can Any of Us Take You Seriously Again?’
#Variety #News #BillBurr #DaveChappelle #DavidCross #RiyadhComedyFestivalhttps://variety.com/2025/tv/news/david-cross-slams-bill-burr-riyadh-comedy-festival-1236534601/
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Marc Maron and Shane Gillis Slam Riyadh Comedy Festival as Bill Burr, Kevin Hart, Pete Davidson Set to Perform in Saudi Arabia: ‘From the Folks That Brought You 9/11’
#Variety #Global #MarcMaron #RiyadhComedyFestival #SaudiArabia #ShaneGillishttps://variety.com/2025/politics/global/marc-maron-human-rights-riyadh-comedy-festival-1236530044/
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Marc Maron, Shane Gillis & Zach Woods Slam Riyadh Comedy Festival: “From The Folks That Brought You 9/11”
#Festivals #News #MarcMaron #RiyadhComedyFestival #ShaneGillis #ZachWoodshttps://deadline.com/2025/09/marc-maron-shane-gillis-zach-woods-slam-riyadh-comedy-fest-1236556620/
