The initial lineup of the Riyadh Comedy Festival includes Kevin Hart, Aziz Ansari, Hannibal Buress, Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K., Pete Davidson, Chris Tucker, and more. Dimitrios Kambouris / ...

Over 50 stand-up comedians from around the globe, including Americans Kevin Hart, Pete Davidson, Whitney Cummings, and Bill Burr, are being hosted by the government of Saudi Arabia for the inaugural ...

A slew of comedians have been criticized for their decision to accept offers to perform at a comedy festival held in Saudi Arabia. As is the case with many things involving Saudi money these days, the ...

Some of America’s biggest-name comedians are receiving major backlash for participating in the “world’s largest comedy festival,” Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival. The roster of American ...

A comedy festival in the capital of Saudi Arabia has become a cultural flash point as major comedians face criticism for accepting seemingly lucrative deals to perform in a country that was virtually ...

The Washington Post editorial board on Tuesday shredded the stand-up comedians who worked at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia, calling it a "bad joke" that they took money from a repressive ...

Some of the biggest American names in comedy have signed up to perform at a festival in Saudi Arabia, and they're being urged to speak out against the country's human rights abuses — and not to be ...