There's an excellent piece by Helen Lewis in The Atlantic about the comedy festival, as she actually went to it.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/fear-laughing-riyadh-comedy-louis-ck/684527/ On Fri, Oct 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > I think we can just come out and say it’s stupid. I would have more > respect for comics who admitted they we’re just casting in on a big payday. > Burr and Anzari are engaging in these tortured rationalizations Is almost > as embarrassing as prostituting themselves for murderers. > > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > > On Thu, 9 Oct 2025 at 2:59 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> His side is extremely naive and sophomoric >> >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM 'Bob F' via TVorNotTV < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Another participant, Aziz Ansari, gave his side last night to Kimmel: >>> >>> https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/aziz-ansari-riyadh-comedy-festival-jimmy-kimmel-live-1236396832/ >>> (link) >>> B >>> >>> Kevin M, Sept 28th: >>> >>> Pete Davidson and Bill Burr, among others. All being paid over $300k to >>> attend a comedy festival in Saudi Arabia. Naturally, their free speech is >>> restricted. >>> >>> >>> https://variety.com/2025/politics/global/marc-maron-human-rights-riyadh-comedy-festival-1236530044/?fbclid=IwdGRjcANGi2dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHq9XCn-5tz1PrkXQX1TwrE9afhdZGDzCuDlTDax5mfHp41nfUs9kAwCnjvux_aem_ffRsmd1pFf2Q1ETsYAAhLw >>> >>> People like Marc Maron are questioning the ethics of taking money from >>> the same prince who not too long ago murdered a journalist. >>> >>> Leah Remini has weighed in. >>> >>> https://youtu.be/FDBqz1Va4Js?si=WPwgkooQELR6S6Pv >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/f4ba3d83-e1bf-40f9-bd21-e30f6db5dd91n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/f4ba3d83-e1bf-40f9-bd21-e30f6db5dd91n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4AH0XngcZ_a_%2BSUgybv%2BwCOWAqHMO4zVggKgFKHzLan4g%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4AH0XngcZ_a_%2BSUgybv%2BwCOWAqHMO4zVggKgFKHzLan4g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYL4Yvvgpy%2BsMuiVN4vAVKQO9esprJNf%2B1_4FAyqF6k3vg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYL4Yvvgpy%2BsMuiVN4vAVKQO9esprJNf%2B1_4FAyqF6k3vg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGAKEwc5LP0Fy5BV88AXckYjReAnF%2BRAEeaL4CnQPiAA2w%40mail.gmail.com.
