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At Saudi Comedy Festival, American Free Speech Becomes the Punchline

✍️ Ismaeel Naar, Erika Solomon 📅 October 02, 2025 12:00 AM 🕐 Scraped: October 02, 2025

Summary: American comics used Saudi Arabia’s first global comedy festival to skewer a debate raging at home. Critics said the event was part of Saudi efforts to draw attention away from a political crackdown.

For weeks, ridicule poured in against the American comedians set to perform this week in Saudi Arabia — a country not known for its c

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Ismaeel Naar, Erika Solomon

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October 02, 2025 at 12:00 AM

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