Damn seeing Bill Burr's name on that list makes me sad. The others all make total sense. But Bill Burr damn.

Burr was the most shocking. Torched his brand and legacy with this move, hope the paycheck was worth it.

worst part of it is none of these guys were struggling. All of them could easily turn it down and they would be just fine.

Credit to those like Shane Gillis, Nimesh Patel and Stavvy for turning it down.

If anyone expected Marc Maron to be anything except against this entirely they've definitely never actually heard Marc Maron once.

From the folks that brought you 9/11, two weeks of laughter in the desert don’t miss it.

Maron has such a way with words.

PETE DAVIDSON?? The guy whose origin story is literally that his dad died during the 9/11 terror attacks orchestrated by the Saudis? THAT Pete Davidson??

Some of the world’s best-known comedians, and also Pete Davidson

Looks like Hannibal Burress is disappointing us too.

https://www.visitsaudi.com/en/seasons/riyadh-comedy-festival

I went to check who else was going, and was disappointed to see Jimeoin, Gabriel Iglesias and Hannibal Buress there.

I've been watching a lot of Shane Gillis content for a little under a year and I can officially say I'm even more confused on his political leanings and now know way too much about lady boys and their historical context thanks to him.

These are the most successful comedians. Like most rich entertainers, most are assholes behind the scenes when when their public persona matters and they want to fit in with younger crowds. Then when they're past their prime years of relevance, they start kicking down further and further. George Carlin is a rarity. People making a career dunking on others are probably going to end up old shock jocks eventually

Chappelle thinks because he acted on his principles one time in his life twenty years ago it grants him a pass to be a POS for the rest of his life.

i'm going to have to give Gillis another chance and try watching his standup.

Let's see the court jesters poke fun at their hosts and see what happens.

This shocked me about a lot of esports events. Sooo much saudi sponsorship and people going to LAN events there. Really disgusting.

I've lost all respect for the comedians performing in this festival, but gained a lot of respect for the ones who turned down the money out of principle.

Burr was surprising. Not in a "Oh my god he would never!" sort of way, but in a "huh. That shoe finally dropped. Was wondering when that was gonna happen" way.

No one expects better from Chappelle or C.K anymore. They're already disgraced so they may as well sell out.

Segura was disappointing. Iglesias wasn't surprising. Davidson was surprising given his background, but my expectations for him are already so low that it wasn't a letdown.

dear billy big bux :/

The one that is disappointing to me out of the article is Bill Burr. I've listened to a lot of his stand up and his podcast off and on for years, frequently agreeing with the thrust of whatever point he was trying to make. I had hoped he was a better person than to put that reputation he seemed to care about on the line for a fat pay day.

I heard something recently that was along the lines of "who you really are, what you really value, and what you really stand for is defined by the things you are willing to give up to uphold those values and beliefs".

I guess unfortunately Bill is like Chappelle has mostly been reveled to be in the last few years. Willing to agree to throw his supposed values in the trash if the payday is good enough. Just another mouthpiece for hire that I used to think was actually a pretty cool and principled dude back in the day.

Hell, I remember when Chappelle walked out on his show, while I missed that show I respected him for being willing to go that far for something he felt strongly about.

If America didn't make Saudi rich with all those oil purchases over the years we wouldnt be in this pickle.

Kudos to those that decided not to go but I think we all know that the American ethos is "everyone has a price".

Oh wow. I hope all this fallout they're going to receive is worth it for them.

I remember a scene in the (good) show Louie when Louis CK criticized trump in a trump casino (he's often the morally superior guy in his show)

Won't happen there

I mean the peasants back at home are running out of spending money. You wont get a paycheck not selling out.

Who cares if you only perform for oligarchs and slave owners. Got to get paid for making them feel like classic American.

Tons of artists sell out, because it's crazy oil money. Pretty sure Beyonce was out there performing

How does a few elites creating a censored comedy festival for attendees, who can only attend the event because of the financial position they're only in because of the Royal family, create a more progressive Saudi society?

Considering how backwards the Saudi government is in terms if human rights, it still feels like a win for bringing some different thinking over there.

I would also note:

-Those gentlemen are not perceived as the friendliest to the feminists because they are middle-age dudes. That could explain how they end up in this line up.

-They are more the type to have the balls to go give a controversial show in an autocratic country.

America is literally committing genocide. Americans need to get off their high horse already.

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Saudi has a population of around 35 million and 15 of those are foreigners. The people have the right to have some entertainment and all the jobs and other economic benefits that events like this bring to the people.

Not to mention more exposure to western media might help the people becoming more progressive no? I don't understand why people just want the people in Saudi to just be miserable just because they don't agree with their government. I don't see people wishing misery on Americans just because of the actions of their corrupt government.