The ongoing Riyadh Comedy Festival features some of the biggest names in comedy, but has sparked backlash online.

How did I get here—sitting in Saudi Arabia, listening to Louis C.K. do jokes about Barely Legal magazine? Honestly, I thought ...

Seeking to change its image on the global stage, Saudi Arabia is now investing heavily in its cultural power, including comedy, women's and men's soccer teams and gaming companies.

Comedians are criticizing their fellow artists for accepting offers to appear at the Riyadh Comedy Festival despite Saudi ...

Comedians are being criticized by their peers for participating in a Saudi comedy festival while speech is repressed.

Many of the comics attending are taking heat — deservedly so — from other comedians and human rights groups in light of the ...

The first ever Riyadh Comedy Festival boasts more than 50 global comedians, including Dave Chappelle, Tom Segura and Kevin Hart.

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Fest Makes History With Country's First Live Accompanied Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and ...

American stand-up comedian Tim Dillon says he's been dropped from the Riyadh Comedy Festival bill after jokes about the ...

Indian director Muzaffar Ali‘s freshly restored 1981 classic "Umrao Jaan" will be shown outside the country for the first ...

Whitney Cummings says backlash against the Riyadh Comedy Festival is hypocritical as comedians have taken Saudi money if they ...