Over 50 stand-up comedians from around the globe, including Americans Kevin Hart, Pete Davidson, Whitney Cummings, and Bill Burr, are being hosted by the government of Saudi Arabia for ... C.K., ...

Saudi Arabia is working to reshape its global cultural image, but controversies over several acts in its comedy festival tied to the country's human rights record are underscoring the tension between ...

The comedian revealed on Threads that she turned down an offer to appear at the festival where Dave Chappelle, Kevin Hart, Bill Burr and Pete Davidson are set to perform.

Human Rights Watch said on Thursday it will not accept donations from comedians who performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia. The human rights organization told Variety that it “cannot ...

With Saudi Arabia’s debut Riyadh Comedy Festival wrapping up ... Jack Whitehall, Zarna Garg, Gabriel Iglesias, Jim Jefferies, Jo Koy, Bobby Lee, Jeff Ross, Andrew Santino, Tom Segura, Chris Tucker and ...

“It’s easier to talk here than it is in America,” Dave Chappelle told an audience in Saudi Arabia on Saturday ... Pete Davidson, Zarna Garg, Gabriel Iglesias, Jim Jefferies, Jo Koy, Bobby Lee, Jeff ...

In addition to Burr, the lineup includes Kevin Hart, Aziz Ansari, Whitney Cummings, Pete Davidson, Gabriel Iglesias and others. The festival’s ties to Saudi Arabia’s controversial Minister of ...

Maron opens by asking his audience “How do you even promote that?” Referencing both 9/11 and the killing of journalist Jamal ...

"The fact that that’s opening up and starting to bud, I wanna see it, I wanna be part of it. I think that’s a positive thing, ...

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Shane Gillis revealed that he was offered a "significant bag" to perform at the controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival, which ...