After immigrating to America over 30 years ago and joining the comedy scene at age 44, Zarna Garg is no stranger to starting ...

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There’s a lot going on at the 2025 New York Comedy Festival. The first thing one notices after checking out their expansive lineup announcement is the sheer amount of names on the poster. Or in NYCF’s ...

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Whitney Cummings is the latest comedian to defend performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival, which sparked widespread backlash in the comedy industry for its ties to the Saudi Arabia government.

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As the first-ever Riyadh Comedy Festival drew to a close last week, a debate raged across entertainment as to whether the free speech warriors who’ve decried cancel culture in their stand-up gigs — ...

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Back in May, head of the Saudi Arabian Entertainment Authority Turki Al-Sheikh announced the country’s plans to host a gigantic international comedy festival featuring the “best 50 stand-up comedians ...