David Cross recently eviscerated fellow comics playing the starry Riyadh Comedy Festival — including big names like Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K., Bill Burr, Kevin Hart and Whitney Cummings — but Pete ...

One comedian released a statement expressing regret for agreeing to perform at Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Comedy Festival, which featured a lineup of big name comics including Dave Chappelle and Whitney Cu ...

Richard Zoglin, a New York-based writer and critic, is the author of “Comedy at the Edge: How Stand-up in the 1970s Changed America.” Anyone who doubts that comedy is serious business these days ...

Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson appeared at the Riyadh Comedy Festival, which he has since defended following his dad's death in 9/11 ...

Pete Davidson is standing by his decision to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia more than two decades after his father, New York City firefighter Scott Davidson, was killed in ...

The star-studded event, which began Sept. 26 and runs through Oct. 9, has been promoted as the “world’s largest comedy festival.” The showcase features acts like Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr, Kevin Hart, ...

Jessica Kirson has apologized for performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia, while the embattled Louis C.K. has defended his appearance.

"The fact that that’s opening up and starting to bud, I wanna see it, I wanna be part of it. I think that’s a positive thing," he said on the latest episode of 'Real Time.' ...

Louis C.K. is the latest comedian to address his decision to perform at Saudi Arabia's inaugural Riyadh Comedy Festival.

Though she requested a guarantee that she could be “openly out as a lesbian on stage and perform gay material,” Kirson is apologizing to fans and confirms she will donate her fee to a human rights ...