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Swede

(37,432 posts) Sun Sep 28, 2025, 11:15 AM Sunday

A bunch of comedians took the blood money and scooted off to the Riyadh Comedy Festival.

Lot of big names. Bill Burr, Pete Davidson (whose dad died on Sept 11), and on and on.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyadh_Comedy_Festival

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A bunch of comedians took the blood money and scooted off to the Riyadh Comedy Festival. (Original Post) Swede Sunday OP

Kudos to Mike Birbiglia, Shane Gillis, Stavros Halkias, Leslie Liao, and Atsuko Okatsuka Wiz Imp Sunday #1

I'm shocked at Pete. musette_sf Sunday #3

Fugelsang was en fuego about this musette_sf Sunday #2

Yep BlueWaveNeverEnd Sunday #4

The Saudis will be a tough crowd. sop Sunday #5

Very disappointed in Bobby LEE, SANTINO, BURR, and IGLESIAS. UTUSN Sunday #6

Marc Maron has talked about it xmas74 Sunday #7

The only one that... 2naSalit Monday #8

Wiz Imp

(7,562 posts)

1. Kudos to Mike Birbiglia, Shane Gillis, Stavros Halkias, Leslie Liao, and Atsuko Okatsuka

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2025, 11:24 AM

Sunday

who were invited to perform, but declined and spoke out against the event.

Shame on these people who are participating:
Aziz Ansari
Hannibal Buress
Bill Burr
Jimmy Carr
Dave Chappelle
Louis C.K.
Whitney Cummings
Pete Davidson
Chris Distefano
Omid Djalili
Zarna Garg
Kevin Hart
Gabriel Iglesias
Jim Jefferies
Jimeoin
Maz Jobrani
Jessica Kirson
Jo Koy
Bobby Lee
Sebastian Maniscalco
Sam Morril
Mark Normand
Nimesh Patel
Russell Peters
Jeff Ross
Andrew Santino
Andrew Schulz
Tom Segura
Chris Tucker
Jack Whitehall
Ali Siddiq
Ben Hart
Aries Spears
Mo Amer
Wayne Brady

Jim Jefferies defended his involvement, arguing that Saudi Arabia's human rights record was comparable to that of the United States

In 2025, under Trump, the US record on Human Rights is awful - so the statement is probably true, but not a positive reflection on Saudi Arabia.
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musette_sf

(10,426 posts)

3. I'm shocked at Pete.

Reply to Wiz Imp (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 28, 2025, 11:26 AM

Sunday

musette_sf

(10,426 posts)

2. Fugelsang was en fuego about this

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2025, 11:25 AM

Sunday

in his Friday night rant.

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(11,414 posts)

4. Yep

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2025, 11:28 AM

Sunday

sop

(16,234 posts)

5. The Saudis will be a tough crowd.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2025, 11:40 AM

Sunday

Hecklers will be yelling "Off with his head!" when the jokes bomb.

UTUSN

(75,852 posts)

6. Very disappointed in Bobby LEE, SANTINO, BURR, and IGLESIAS.

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Sun Sep 28, 2025, 11:45 AM

Sunday

xmas74

(29,958 posts)

7. Marc Maron has talked about it

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2025, 01:41 PM

Sunday

He's disgusted by it all.

2naSalit

(97,917 posts)

8. The only one that...

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Mon Sep 29, 2025, 09:26 PM

Monday

I'm disappointed about is Wayne Brady. The rest, meh, as far as my interest in them. That they are performing at this event really bothers me.

They should know better.

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