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Taskmaster NZ Season 7, Episode 1 - 'Stuck in a dictator train.' in c/taskmaster@feddit.uk
It Turns Out That the Air You're Breathing Is Doing Irreparable Damage to Your Brain in c/sustainability@piefed.zip
It Turns Out That the Air You're Breathing Is Doing Irreparable Damage to Your Brain in c/sustainability@piefed.zip
Iran’s Hormuz toll regime to punish weakened Trump’s Asian allies in c/world
Carol McBee (1958) in c/oldenSMUT@lemmy.world
Investors in Trump’s Crypto Coin Are Now Screwed Beyond Belief: It can't get much lower than this. in c/news@lemmy.world
Investors in Trump’s Crypto Coin Are Now Screwed Beyond Belief: It can't get much lower than this. in c/news@lemmy.world
Progressive group calls for Senate Dems to replace Schumer as leader in c/politics@lemmy.world
"It's not an Ukrainian problem": Damaged Chernobyl nuclear site needs €500 million in repairs after Russian strike, with funding still incomplete, says EBRD in c/news@lemmy.world
How much would it cost the next president/tax payers to tear down the ball room and restore it back to normal? How long would it take? And fixing the rose garden? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
"Stop embarrassing our state": GOP senator slammed for using slur to insult Democrat in c/politics@lemmy.world
Progressive group calls for Senate Dems to replace Schumer as leader in c/politics@lemmy.world
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Marc Maron, Shane Gillis slam fellow comedians performing at Saudi comedy festival (www.independent.co.uk)
 

Some of the world’s best-known comedians -- including American performers Dave Chappelle, Pete Davidson, Louis C.K., and Bill Burr -- have been dubbed “sellouts” for taking part in a Saudi state-sponsored comedy festival in the wake of another journalist’s killing, and a reported rise in executions for non-lethal and drug-related crimes, along with long prison sentences imposed for social media posts.

The Riyadh Comedy Festival, hosted by Saudi Arabia’s government, is a new, lucrative gig for big-name comedians as the country expands its entertainment sector as part of “Saudi Vision 2030.” The initiative, brainchild of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, also includes the highly-controversial LIV Golf tournament and investments in the tech, gaming, and venture capital sectors.

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