Thread 128036778

The comedy world has been in an uproar over the Riyadh Comedy Festival, which ended today after two weeks of performances in Saudi Arabia’s capital. Extremely popular comics including Kevin Hart, Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K., Aziz Ansari, Bill Burr, Pete Davidson, Whitney Cummings, Wayne Brady, Hannibal Buress, Jessica Kirson, Andrew Schulz, Sebastian Maniscalco, and others were paid exorbitant fees to do standup in Riyadh. They’ve faced widespread scrutiny for participating in Saudi Arabia’s attempt to “comedy wash” the image of a country that assisted with the 9/11 attacks, imprisons activists, and executes journalists, among other human rights abuses. Just last night Jimmy Kimmel was grilling Ansari about it, and Marc Maron has been an especially outspoken critic.
This is the first year for the comedy fest, but for several years Riyadh has also been hosting a music festival called Soundstorm. That’s coming up again on Dec. 11-13, and quite a few big names are attached. Post Malone, who played Soundstorm back in 2022, will be back this year. Calvin Harris and Benson Boone will also headline. Halsey, Kaytranada, Idris Elba, Ava Max, Tyla, the Kid Laroi, Major Lazer Soundsystem, and a Metro Boomin/DJ Snake B2B are among the others on the DJ-heavy lineup.
Human Rights Watch has been discouraging artists from performing at Soundstorm for years, but the event has flown under the radar compared to the Riyadh Comedy Fest.

>>128036778 (OP)
I never liked the term "culture vulture" because it's mostly used by blacks to shit on whites, but Post Malone is like the keystone example of one. He'll masquerade as fucking anything for a quick buck.

>>128036778 (OP)
The Houthis could do the world one fuck huge favor right now.

>>128036778 (OP)
Female artists must dress respectfully when they perform in Saudi Arabia

Why is it controversial? Aren’t Saudis allies of Israel? Or are they playing the scapegoat for stories like this?

>>128036778 (OP)
As if literally any of these fucking cocksuckers give a shit about "human rights" or muslems executing journalists.

Their main goal in life is to make as much money as they can to live in as much degeneracy as they can. Only retarded npcs look up to celebrities and see them as idols.

They're basically just individual corporations and if you ever have the chance to get close to anyone of them, the best thing to do would be to kill them.

>>128038684
anon if it was in Israel it'd be even more controversial

>>128038754
can you please not assassinate Bill Burr though?

>>128038754
You had me until "kill them". Don't sweat it. People who fall for it deserve it. They're their own worst enemy and you don't need to save them.

Remember the time the Rolling Stones performed in China and agreed to do censored lyrics to meet the CCP's content requirements?

>>128037344
and then Trump will nuke them

>>128036778 (OP)
>country that assisted with the 9/11 attacks, imprisons activists, and executes journalists, among other human rights abuses
Just like “palestinians”