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On Wednesday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged comedians who performed at Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival to address the nation’s dire human rights situation, and raise awareness of unjustly ...

In a sketch that opened the 2025 Emmy Awards, host Nate Bargatze pokes fun at the nominated series The Bear, calling it a “laugh-out-loud” comedy that is also a “heartbreaking look at the emotional ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Bassem Youssef, the Egyptian satirist whose “Daily Show”-like program was canceled after the military seized the once pro-democracy government, watched the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel ...

Back in May, head of the Saudi Arabian Entertainment Authority Turki Al-Sheikh announced the country’s plans to host a gigantic international comedy festival featuring the “best 50 stand-up comedians ...

Dave Chappelle. Bill Burr. Sebastian Maniscalco. Kevin Hart. Pete Davidson. Aziz Ansari. Hannibal Buress. Mo Amer. Jeff Ross. Chris Tucker. These comedians and more are on the bill at the Riyadh ...

Veteran comic, writer and podcaster Marc Maron had harsh words for Austin's comedy scene earlier this summer on a widely viewed clip from the podcast Bad Friends. During a conversation about Joe Rogan ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - There will be comedy and competition at the same event in the 16th Annual Savannah Comedy Revue Comic Battle Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Bay Street Theater. Aspiring comedians will ...

The future of comedy is up in the air as all eyes turn to Jimmy Kimmel and his return to ABC. Affiliate owners Nexstar and Sinclair will preempt the return of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Tuesday, Sept. 23 ...

The Riyadh Comedy Festival began on Friday and includes many of the world’s most famous comedians on its bill. But the comedy festival in Saudi Arabia’s capital has become something of a cultural ...

SXRI.UL] Pandora Media has settled a lawsuit from prominent comedians including the estates of Robin Williams and George ...