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As the first-ever Riyadh Comedy Festival drew to a close last week, a debate raged across entertainment as to whether the free speech warriors who’ve decried cancel culture in their stand-up gigs — ...

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 ...

Kirson, who was praised for her Riyadh set by fellow stand-ups Bill Burr and Louis C.K., apologized for her Saudi Arabia appearance and made good on her promise to donate what she earned from the gig.

During a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show, Aziz Ansari defended his decision to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival. He also said he planned on donating part of the fee he earned ...

“But while we cannot accept, it is not too late for them to call for the release of detained Saudi activists,” said Joey Shea, Saudi Arabia researcher at Human Rights Watch. She added: “Human Rights ...

Trevor Noah says one of the “first things you lose” in authoritarianism is comedy and that fellow comics are “s‑‑‑ting themselves” under President Trump. “When I was growing up until I was 6 years old ...

The Human Rights Watch said it’s “not too late” for the comedians who participated in the Riyadh Comedy Festival to come out in support of free speech. A new statement comes days after comedians like ...

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While defending his decision to perform at the controversial, state-sponsored Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia, Aziz Ansari said he planned to donate “part of the fee” to “causes that support ...

(Beirut) – Comedians performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival did not use their public platform to urge Saudi authorities to free unjustly detained Saudi dissidents, journalists, and human rights ...

The Washington Post editorial board on Tuesday shredded the stand-up comedians who worked at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia, calling it a "bad joke" that they took money from a repressive ...