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riyadh's got it all!

#riyadhcomedyfestival #riyadh #jimmycarr #majorprogress

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If I havent said it before, fuck every single person who performed at the #RiyadhComedyFestival.

#BillBurr, you fucking sellout.

It makes me sick that ppl whose work I respect so much are doing this shit. Theyre all taking blood money.
Disgusting.

Red line crossed.

Im done with #comedy.

#RiyadhComedyFestival canceled one comedian who described the murder of JamalKhashoggi as unfortunate. Those approved by Saudi are male, some receiving 7figure payments.

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#AndrewSchulz and #WhitneyCummings fans turn on them
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Hat Dieter #Nuhr #DieterNuhr eigentlich schon das Auftreten beim #Riyadh #Commedy #Festival als Akt der Meinungsfreiheit gepriesen und verteidigt? #SaudiArabien #RiyadhComedyFestival

Whitney Cummings calls critics of Riyadh Comedy Festival "racist" Whitney Cummings calls critics of Riyadh Comedy Festival "racist"

I'm sure it had *nothing* to do with the bags of cash, right Whitney?

This is the lamest excuse so far. #RiyadhComedyFestival
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Looks like the #riyadhcomedyfestival performers are going with that anybody complaining is lumping in their people with the government.

But we do not. They were invited and paid by the government under strict topic rules. It would be like being invited by Trump or Biden, paid by the government […]

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Sellout Comics Make WEAK EXCUSES For Playing Saudi Festival

#DueDissidence #RiyadhComedyFestival #SaudiArabia #LouisCK #DaveChappelle #BillBurr

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Aziz Ansari sat down on Jimmy Kimmel Live and explained his choice to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival. He said the issue is complex but he felt a personal duty to take the stage. #AzizAnsari #FreeSpeech #JimmyKimmelLive #RiyadhComedyFestival #SaudiArabia

Trump will need to mobilise the Texas national guard and send them to the Pacific Northwest….

…just to provide relief pitching for this game.

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Human Rights Watch ‘Cannot Accept’ Donations From Aziz Ansari and Other Comedians Who Performed at Riyadh Comedy Festival Human Rights Watch says it 'cannot accept' donations from Aziz Ansari and other comedians who performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

#SaudiArabia: Human Rights Watch doesn’t want any #RiyadhComedyFestival money: variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Louis CK defends decision to perform at Riyadh comedy festival as ‘a good opportunity’ Comedian admits to mixed feelings but says event is a ‘positive thing’ despite human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia

In "I have a friend who's gay and in a wheelchair' news, the despicable Louis C.K says, “There’s a woman who’s a lesbian and Jewish, who did a show there, and she got a standing ovation.” So mudering journalists is OK then! #sperigorm #riyadhcomedyfestival www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

"Chappelle quipped onstage in Saudi Arabia that 'it’s easier to talk here than it is in America.'"
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A Saudi journalist tweeted against the government – and was executed for ‘high treason’ The death of Turki al-Jasser was the first high-profile killing of a journalist since the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi

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"Why dont you ask your local stand up comedian, how many bribes he took today?"
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Thank you, Louis CK's penis! Way to go!
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Apropos of nothing, here is the list of comedians who participated in 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 […]

Kevin Hart isn't funny, Dave Chappelle is a sunni, Pete Davidson get ur monni
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I saw Omid Djalili had written a piece in the Guardian defending his appearance at the festival as some kind of cultural olive branch or something but money will make you say all sorts of things, won't it? […]

The only two surprises about the #RiyadhComedyFestival are that Bill Burr was invited, and that Dane Cook wasn’t

‘Amoral, evil’: vitriolic backlash builds against comics who played Riyadh festival Murder by bone-saw, lashings for rape victims, punishment amputation, jail for satirists … these are the Saudi human rights abuses fuelling the fury being directed at the likes of Louis CK, Dave Chapp...

Absolutely zero respect to the sellouts that took bags of cash to turn a blind eye to Saudi Arabia's horrific human rights record.

Pathetic. Every one of them. #RiyadhComedyFestival
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Saudi Arabia: Comedians Silent on Detained Activists 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 activists

#ArabiaSaudita: i comici tacciono sui diritti umani e gli attivisti detenuti.
"I comici al #RiyadhComedyFestival di #Riyadh si uniscono all'insabbiamento degli abusi da parte del governo."
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#HumanRights #SaudiArabia #9ottobre

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Today is the final day of #RiyadhComedyFestival, so we thought we’d share some jokes audiences won’t have heard. Using AI, we’ve imagined gags by stand-ups like Bill Burr, Jimmy Carr, Jack Whitehall and others, based on topics prohibited by the festival ⬇️
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Aziz Ansari sat down on Jimmy Kimmel Live and explained his choice to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival. He said the issue is complex but he felt a personal duty to take the stage. #AzizAnsari #FreeSpeech #JimmyKimmelLive #RiyadhComedyFestival #SaudiArabia

Bill Maher sat down with Louis C.K. and said Dave Chappelle’s claim that Saudi Arabia offers more free speech than the United States is false. Maher spoke directly and made the point clear. #BillMaher #DaveChappelle #FreeSpeech #LGBTQcomedians #RiyadhComedyFestival #SaudiArabia

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#RiyadhComedyFestival acts included
Aziz Ansari, Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K., Whitney Cummings, Pete Davidson, and Chris Tucker.