With Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Comedy Festival kicking off this weekend, Atsuko Okatsuka has revealed some of the event's strict terms.

With Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival kicking off this weekend, Atsuko Okatsuka has revealed some of the event’s strict terms.

  • Akt0@reddthat.com
    8·
    2 months ago

    Good for her, I will check her, and the others mentioned, out. If anyone else is interested in a list of abstained, the article lists:

    Atsuko Okatsuka

    Leslie Liao

    Mike Birbiglia

    Shane Gillis

    The article also goes on to mention some of those who are billed for the event:

    … the Riyadh Comedy Festival has grown to include Kevin Hart, Aziz Ansari, Hannibal Buress, Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K., Whitney Cummings, Pete Davidson, Zarna Garg, Gabriel Iglesias, Jim Jefferies, Jo Koy, Bobby Lee, Jeff Ross, Andrew Santino, Tom Segura, Chris Tucker and more.

    • barooboodoo@lemmy.zip
      6·
      2 months ago

      Mike Birbiglia

      Thanks the lord, love me some Birbiglia. I’m really bummed Burr, Hannibal, Aziz, and some others are on that list 😞