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 ...

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 Saudi Arabian event is being sold as the “world’s largest comedy” hub—but Pete Davidson, Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, Aziz Ansari, and more are being criticized by their peers for performing in it.

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 ...

Rightwing podcaster and U.S. comedian Tim Dillon has claimed he was fired from doing the Riyadh Comedy Festival over previous jokes he made about slavery. Dillon, 40, was originally expected to ...

The Riyadh Comedy Festival will feature performances from dozens of American comedians, but human rights groups and fellow comedians have slammed participants for ignoring human rights abuses.

Marc Maron and Human Rights Watch slam Riyadh Comedy Festival as Bill Burr, Kevin Hart and more are set to perform in Saudi Arabia.

Per Deadline, Okatsuka posted about the festival on Threads this weekend, writing, “FYI there are more of us that said no to the Riyadh comedy festival in Saudi Arabia.” In her post, Okatsuka also ...

American stand-up comedian Tim Dillon says he's been dropped from the Riyadh Comedy Festival bill after jokes about the country's alleged use of forced labor.

Tim Dillon says he was fired from the Riyadh Comedy Festival for making remarks about Saudi Arabia's alleged slavery on Joe Rogan's podcast.

American stand-up comedian Tim Dillon says he was fired from the Riyadh Comedy Festival for comments he made about the country on Joe Rogan's podcast.

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 ...