The "Riyadh Comedy Festival" sounds like it would be a good time if it were being held anywhere except Saudi Arabia.

#RiyadhComedyFestival #theocracy #comedy

"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

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Those who were going to appear, but were later dropped because of comments they made:

Tim Dillon
Jim Jefferies

#Comedy #comedians #RiyadhComedyFestival

'Free Speech' Comedy Titans Sell Out in Saudi Arabia - Weekly Weird News

https://peertube.gravitywell.xyz/w/9Afs1DyUKo9KoEB55viAqw

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 #RiyadhComedyFestival

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/louis-ck-riyadh-comedy-festival-positive-thing-backlash-1236540316/

Anyone who participated in the Riyadh Comedy Festival sold out. They spat on the memory of Jamal Khashoggi and human rights.

#JamalKhashoggi #humanrights #riyadhcomedyfestival

These comedians playing in Riyadh for the comedy festival. There lots of reasons not to do it from a human rights perspective. I just looked at the list, with the exception of a couple I don't know, all of them are horrible people event if they hadn't performed, so hearing they are at this event doesn't surprise me at all

For the ones I don't know, sharing the stage with many of these lowlifes I do recognise would be reason enough to not want to take part in this

#riyadhComedyFestival

Lesbian Stand-Up Comedian Jessica Kirson Expresses “Sincere Regret” for Riyadh Comedy Festival Performance

Comedian Jessica Kirson, an openly gay veteran of the stand-up stage, has issued a statement expressing “sincere regret”…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AzizAnsari #BillBurr #DavidCross #JessicaKirson #Latvia #LV #openlygay #RiyadhComedyFestival #SaudiArabia #TheHollywoodReporter #TomSegura #world’slargestcomedyfestival
https://www.newsbeep.com/162947/

‘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 #RiyadhComedyFestival

https://deadline.com/2025/10/louis-ck-explains-riyadh-comedy-festival-mixed-feelings-1236570184/