Why the Riyadh Comedy Festival is more than just comics making a few jokes
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CNNMargaret Dawson
Why the Riyadh Comedy Festival is more than just comics making a few jokes
CNN’s Jake Tapper breaks down how the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia is more than just a big topic of debate inside the comedy industry. Geopolitics and the kingdom’s “brutal repression of free speech” as Human Rights Watch puts it, contextualize the decision by comedians to perform at the festival.
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