Comedians are being criticized by their peers for participating in a Saudi comedy festival while speech is repressed.

How did I get here—sitting in Saudi Arabia, listening to Louis C.K. do jokes about Barely Legal magazine? Honestly, I thought ...

The participation of big name funnymen, including Dave Chappelle, Aziz Ansari and Kevin Hart, provoked criticism from fellow ...

Comedians from Dave Chappelle to Pete Davidson are facing criticism for their upcoming performances at a Saudi comedy ...

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.

American stand-up comedian Tim Dillon says he's been dropped from the Riyadh Comedy Festival bill after jokes about the ...

(CNN) — A comedy festival in Saudi Arabia featuring high-profile American performers is drawing intense criticism from human rights advocates who say the star-studded event helps gloss over the ...

The bulk of criticism against Burr (and other comedians on the lineup) concerns the fact that Riyadh Comedy Festival was arranged by the Saudi Arabian government, a.k.a. the ones doing the oppressing.

Comedians went to Saudi Araba — and faced blowback in America.

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.

The decision by some of stand-up’s biggest names to attend a festival in a nation infamous for its censorship has the comedy world picking sides and settling old scores ...

The two men, one a U.S. citizen and the other a Saudi national, had lived in a “committed, but discreet” relationship for 33 ...