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IcyPeas

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4. It's all about the money...

Reply to NotHardly (Original post)

Fri Dec 19, 2025, 10:23 PM

Dec 19

Remember the American comedians who performed in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Comedy Festival? Even Pete Davidson, whose firefighter father was killed on 9/11 went and admitted it was the money. (The names are in the link):

The event drew criticism due to Saudi Arabia's poor human rights record, as well as the censorship rules contractually imposed on the performers. Several comedians who were invited to perform declined and spoke out against it. Human rights organizations urged performers to speak out against any human rights abuses and not be complicit in any whitewashing of such abuses.

Riyadh Comedy Festival - Wikipedia https://share.google/pcaEVo65cbjVAvuCE

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Anyone who performs at the "new" Trump/Kennedy Center is a... [View all] NotHardly Dec 19 OP

Real talent has walked away PJMcK Dec 19 #1

It sometimes isn't that easy. Wednesdays Dec 19 #2

There was an article in the Washington Post oberle Dec 19 #3

It's all about the money... IcyPeas Dec 19 #4

They can probably get Kid Rock and Turd Nugent FoxNewsSucks Dec 19 #5