The star-studded lineup of Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival is still catching heat from peers back in the U.S. After drawing criticism from the likes of Marc Maron and Atsuko Okatsuka, David ...

I am disgusted, and deeply disappointed in this whole gross thing,' says David Cross about fellow comedians performing in Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia wants you to laugh. They want you to think everything is fine — that they’re a nation just like any other.

In a scathing open letter, Cross is the latest to criticize his fellow comedians for participating in the Riyadh Comedy Festival: "I am deeply disappointed in this whole gross thing. How can any of us ...

Why are comedians like David Cross and Atsuko Okatsuka calling out peers such as Kevin Hart and Pete Davidson for playing the Riyadh Comedy Festival? The Saudi Arabia festival controversy dividing ...

The Riyadh Comedy Festival is currently ongoing in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The festival started on September 26, 2025, and is set to continue till October 9, 2025.

Kevin Hart, Pete Davidson and Dave Chappelle are among those receiving backlash for participating in the Riyadh Comedy Festival.

The Riyadh Comedy Festival runs from September 26 until October 9 in Saudi Arabia attracting an array of big name comedy stars to the stage but the event is shrouded in controversy ...

U.S. comic David Cross has joined the chorus of comedians calling out their peers who are set to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival. The festival, held in the capital of Saudi Arabia from September ...

Many of the comics attending are taking heat — deservedly so — from other comedians and human rights groups in light of the Saudi government’s track record of human rights abuses. Saudi Arabia’s use ...

The Riyadh Comedy Festival stars A-list comedians like Peter Davidson, but despite its blockbuster acts, it has copped backlash for what one human rights organisation says is a "whitewashing" of a ...