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    Why Arguments About Free Speech Don’t Apply to the Riyadh Comedy Festival

    ByJason Zinoman October 9, 2025

    Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle and others have framed their participation as a matter of open expression. Yet they’re maddeningly vague about how much dissent is possible in Saudi Arabia.

    Read More Why Arguments About Free Speech Don’t Apply to the Riyadh Comedy FestivalContinue

  • Ansari, Aziz | Burr, Bill | C K, Louis | Chappelle, Dave | Comedy and Humor | Dillon, Tim (1985- ) | Freedom of Speech and Expression | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Khashoggi, Jamal | Okatsuka, Atsuko | Saudi Arabia

    Why Arguments About Free Speech Don’t Apply to the Riyadh Comedy Festival

    ByJason Zinoman October 9, 2025October 9, 2025

    Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle and others have framed their participation as a matter of open expression. Yet they’re maddeningly vague about how much dissent is possible in Saudi Arabia.

    Read More Why Arguments About Free Speech Don’t Apply to the Riyadh Comedy FestivalContinue

  • Chappelle, Dave | Comedy and Humor | Freedom of Speech and Expression | Human Rights Watch | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Mohammed bin Salman (1985- ) | Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

    At Saudi Comedy Festival, American Free Speech Becomes the Punchline

    ByIsmaeel Naar and Erika Solomon October 2, 2025

    American comics used Saudi Arabia’s first global comedy festival to skewer a debate raging at home. Critics said the event was part of Saudi efforts to draw attention away from a political crackdown.

    Read More At Saudi Comedy Festival, American Free Speech Becomes the PunchlineContinue

  • Chappelle, Dave | Comedy and Humor | Freedom of Speech and Expression | Human Rights Watch | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Mohammed bin Salman (1985- ) | Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

    At Saudi Comedy Festival, American Free Speech Becomes the Punchline

    ByIsmaeel Naar and Erika Solomon October 2, 2025October 2, 2025

    American comics used Saudi Arabia’s first global comedy festival to skewer a debate raging at home. Critics said the event was part of Saudi efforts to draw attention away from a political crackdown.

    Read More At Saudi Comedy Festival, American Free Speech Becomes the PunchlineContinue

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