The World's Edgiest Comedians Gather For the Most Tepid Comedy Show

In one fell swoop, the comedy world just gleefully time traveled back sixty years to the dark days of the Lenny Bruce-era.
Cosmopolitan

The Hack's DSC Dave Cook today: why was he in the show and his relevance to the case

If you're anything like us, you've been watching ITV's The Hack: a true crime drama that looks at the phone-hacking scandal which rocked the UK in the 2000s. With a stellar cast playing real-life ...
primetimer

What did Dave Chappelle say about Charlie Kirk? Saudi Arabia joke controversy explained

Dave Chappelle is trending after he referred to Charlie Kirk while speaking as part of his participation at the Riyadh Comedy Festival, held in Saudi Arabia. Many other comedians were invited to the ...
AllHipHop

Dave Chappelle Mocks American Censorship, Charlie Kirk, At Riyadh Comedy Festival

Dave Chappelle compared U.S. and Saudi speech laws during a Riyadh set, prompting criticism over his participation in the controversial comedy festival. Chappelle Says It’s Easier to Speak in Saudi ...
Yahoo

In Saudi Arabia, Dave Chappelle jokes that ‘I stand with Israel’ would be his code for censorship

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, ...
Rolling Stone

David Cross Rips Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle for Performing at Riyadh Comedy Festival: ‘Disgusted’

The Riyadh Comedy Festival in the capital of Saudi Arabia began on Friday, with top comedians including Dave Chappelle, Kevin Hart, Bill Burr, Aziz Ansari, Louis C.K., Pete Davidson, Jo Koy, and Jimmy ...
AV Club

Dave Chappelle jokes it's easier to talk in Saudi Arabia than the U.S.

Dave Chappelle was in Saudi Arabia this week, where he was one of the biggest names—and also, one can only assume, the biggest paychecks—at the controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival. Per The New York ...
Complex

Dave Chappelle Criticizes Free Speech in America at Saudi Arabia Comedy Festival

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 ...
Bounding Into Comics

Dave Chappelle Tells Saudia Arabia Crowd “It’s Easier To Talk Here Than It Is In America”

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 ...
Whiskey Riff

Dave Chappelle Under Fire For Criticizing Free Speech In America…During A Show In Saudi Arabia: “It’s Easier To Talk Here Than It Is In America”

Comedian Dave Chappelle, who’s undoubtedly one of the funniest guys in the game and one of the biggest names in the comedy world, is once again finding himself at the center of controversy after a ...
The Grio

Dave Chappelle sparks backlash after saying it’s ‘easier’ to be a comedian in Saudi Arabia than in America

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 ...
Hip-Hop Wired

Dave Chappelle Talks Of US Censorship In Saudi Arabia

Comedian Dave Chappelle devoted part of his recent set at the Riyadh Comedy Festival to speak his mind about the attempts by right-wingers and the Trump administration to limit freedom of speech in ...