Veteran comedian Bill Burr unleashed on critics of his recent trip to Saudi Arabia, saying he doesn’t "give a f---" what anyone thinks about his appearance at a comedy festival in Riyadh. The ...

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Events like the Riyadh Comedy Festival aren’t about whitewashing the kingdom’s human-rights record.

Kirson, who was praised for her Riyadh set by fellow stand-ups Bill Burr and Louis C.K., apologized for her Saudi Arabia appearance and made good on her promise to donate what she earned from the gig.

The bulk of criticism against Burr (and other comedians on the lineup) concerns the fact that Riyadh Comedy Festival was arranged by the Saudi Arabian government, a.k.a. the ones doing the oppressing.

The Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia concludes this week, but the outrage (from comedians who didn’t go) and self-justification (from comedians who did) continues. The festival is an outgrowth ...

The Katara Prize for Arabic Novel Committee continues to translate award-winning works into English and French, in addition to printing, distributing, and making them available to the public. This ...