Dave Chappelle said Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival is actually more suitable for stand-up comedy than the United States.

COMEDIAN DAVE CHAPPELLE performs at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 2023. ‘The more Hollywood elites speak out on behalf of the radicalized people of Gaza, the more my people are in danger, ...

While headlining Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival on Saturday (via The New York Times), comedy giant Dave Chappelle deliberated over the do’s and don’ts of free speech in America, deeming it ...

Dave Chappelle raised eyebrows over the weekend after he used his set at the inaugural Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia to blast the status of free speech in the United States. Per The New York ...

In presenting an almost textbook case of ‘You do not under any circumstances, ‘gotta hand it to them”, comedian Dave Chapelle told attendees of the recent Riyadh Comedy Festival that “it’s easier to ...

Bill Burr defended his appearance at the Riyadh Comedy Festival amid the backlash from fellow comedians and human rights ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 30: Dave Chappelle speaks onstage during the Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala on April 30, 2025 in New York City. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 30: Dave Chappelle speaks onstage ...

The comedian Dave Chappelle is facing backlash for a joke he made at the Riyadh Comedy Festival, in Saudi Arabia.

According to Dave Chappelle it’s easier to be an American comedian in Saudi Arabia. On Saturday, September 27, the 52-year-old comedian performed during the Riyadh Comedy Festival in the Saudi capital ...

"It’s easier to talk here than it is in America," the comedian told an audience at the Riyadh Comedy Festival.