D.C. Public Schools is having a moment in the spotlight. Comedian Dave Chappelle brought attention to the school system while presenting at the Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday alongside actress and ...

The Riyadh Comedy Festival will feature performances from dozens of American comedians, but human rights groups and fellow comedians have slammed participants for ignoring human rights abuses.

Comedians like Dave Chappelle poked fun at an alleged chilling effect on free speech in the U.S. after they signed contracts to do government-approved comedy acts at a festival in Saudi Arabia. In the ...

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 ...

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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 ...

As comedians from Bill Burr to Kevin Hart were slammed for performing at Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival, Dave Chappelle said the Middle Eastern nation is actually more suitable for stand-up ...

The comedian's 8:46 video, which was uploaded on Netflix's comedy-centered Netflix Is A Joke YouTube channel, beat out SNL's "First Debate Cold Open," Ricky Gervais' 2020 Golden Globes monologue, and ...

David Cross has become the latest comedian to criticize his fellow comics for participating in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival. Cross wrote a rather scathing open letter denouncing performers at ...

During his controversial set at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia, comedian Dave Chappelle joked that he would use the phrase “I stand with Israel” as a code to alert fans he was facing ...