Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle and others have framed their participation as a matter of open expression. Yet they’re maddeningly ...

Bill Burr doesn’t “give a f--- what all these phony f---ing people are saying” about his choice to perform at Saudi Arabia’s ...

Bill Burr did what his Saudi handlers hoped he would do – he put over the authoritarian kingdom, where slavery is very much ...

The veteran comedy superstar “doesn’t give a f***” what anyone thinks of his recent trip to Saudi Arabia: “If it affects my ...

Washington Post condemned comedians like Dave Chappelle and Bill Burr for accepting money to perform at Saudi Arabia's comedy ...

Just because Louis C.K. can tell his favorite jokes at the Riyadh Comedy Festival doesn’t mean he struck a blow for free speech.

The comics participating in the Riyadh Comedy Festival join a long history of stars shining up brutal regimes.

Some may ask who cares if some comic takes money from a government that kills its critics, but it’s all part of the dangerous ...

Saudi Arabia is working to reshape its global cultural image, but controversies over several acts in its comedy festival tied to the country's human rights record are underscoring the tension between ...

Jessica Kirson has apologized for performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia, while the embattled Louis C.K.

It turns out that edgy free-speech warriors will scuttle their principles for a check from a brutal autocratic regime.

Stand-up comedian and podcaster Bill Burr shared his experience of performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival on the September 29 episode of his Monday Morning Podcast.