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Declined an invitation from the Saudis who even tried to double the money. Not really a big fan of Stavros, but respect.
"The Riyadh Comedy Festival is the first event of this its kind to be hosted in Saudi Arabia, and, according to organizers, will be the "world's largest comedy festival". It aims to position Riyadh as a hub for international cultural and artistic events. Tim Dillon, who was originally scheduled to participate in the comedy festival, was removed from the list of performers due to jokes he made on his podcast about alleged slavery in Saudi Arabia."
Among the participating comedians are:
- Aziz Ansari
- Hannibal Buress
- Bill Burr
- Jimmy Carr
- Dave Chappelle
- Louis C.K.
- Whitney Cummings
- Pete Davidson
- Chris Distefano
- Omid Djalili
- Zarna Garg
- Kevin Hart
- Gabriel Iglesias
- Jim Jefferies
- Jimeoin
- Maz Jobrani
- Jessica Kirson
- Jo Koy
- Bobby Lee
- Sebastian Maniscalco
- Sam Morril
- Mark Normand
- Nimesh Patel
- Russell Peters
- Jeff Ross
- Andrew Santino
- Andrew Schulz
- Tom Segura
- Chris Tucker
Respect to Tim. I wish him well.
