Comedians are criticizing their fellow artists for accepting offers to appear at the Riyadh Comedy Festival despite Saudi ...

The Riyadh Comedy Festival, featuring top global comedians, is facing backlash over Saudi Arabia’s human rights record.

David Cross has joined the growing list of comedians voicing their disapproval of Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Comedy Festival ... A ...

Comedian David Cross released a fiery statement on his website Monday condemning the comedians who agreed to perform at Saudi ...

The Saudi Arabian event is being sold as the “world’s largest comedy” hub—but Pete Davidson, Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, Aziz ...

Leah Remini has shared online a speech she gave in 2024 calling out the Saudi Arabian regime and the Americans who work with ...

On Monday, Electronic Arts announced a $55 billion deal to take the publisher behind massive franchises like Madden, The Sims, and Apex Legends private, selling to Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment ...

ISLAMABAD (NYT) — Afghanistan freed a U.S. citizen Sunday, the State Department and Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry said in separate statements, weeks after the Taliban announced an agreement with the ...

Saudi Arabia’s inaugural Riyadh Comedy Festival, running through October 9th, has sparked controversy among performers and ...

“Repression of free speech is no laughing matter,” the nonprofit Human Rights Watch said on Instagram. “Comedians performing ...

The state-sponsored Riyadh Comedy Festival will feature Dave Chappelle, Pete Davidson and other top acts. Human Rights Watch says the event aims to obscure the country’s abuses.

“Participating comedians, to avoid contributing to laundering the Saudi government’s reputation, should use the comedy festival to publicly urge Saudi authorities to free unjustly detained Saudi ...