10-04-2025, 12:48 AM
(10-04-2025, 12:31 AM)Boredfrom wrote:Extra_Sauce wrote:also, it's not lost on me that the only comedian of the bunch who is having to give away their bag to save their career is the gay woman in the group.
(not to say that is necessarily the reason they are donating the money)
Why is the person that has a more tangible reason to not support Saudi Arabia accepted the money back in the first place?
https://www.resetera.com/threads/lesbian-stand-up-comedian-jessica-kirson-expresses-“sincere-regret”-for-riyadh-comedy-festival-performance.1316293/
reading OP, this is random but
Quote:The event — currently taking place from Sept. 26-Oct. 9 and billed as the "world's largest comedy festival" — welcomed a who's who of comedians to the country including Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr, Louis C.K., Kevin Hart, Pete Davidson, Whitney Cummings, Andrew Schulz, Pete Davidson, Aziz Ansari, Jim Jefferies, Jo Koy, Sebastian Maniscalco, Mark Normand, Tom Segura, Bobby Lee, Jeff Ross and more. It has come under fire this week as word spread of its lineup, leading comedy world insiders like Marc Maron, David Cross and Atsuko Okatsuka to speak out against it. Cross cited Saudi Arabia's "oppressive regime" and the country's treatment of women, the LGBTQ community and journalists as cause for alarm.
that dude was really present
good job hollywood reporter
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