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[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This guy is a clown and not the funny kind. He likes to pretend he’s still one of the little people from the streets, all he cares about is money.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 7 points 1 week ago

Clown? He's a cheap whore. And i don't mean the sex worker kind. I actually respect those.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

Who the F does a "Comedy Festival" in Saudi Arabia, of all places? What's next? North Korea? The USA?

[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 week ago

The irony of a black man who has felt the impairment of his own freedoms so clearly and so often, now taking coins to make joke about the same to those who would themselves be his enslavers in a slightly different circumstance. Look at who does all the shittiest jobs in Saudi Arabia.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Well I'm sure he found some way to blame it on trans people.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

He's right. Everyone here is angry that KSA is a fascist regime, and the most important speech in the world is being able to make Winnie the Pooh references.

That comedians are able to go to somewhere they have the freedom to joke about America is more freedom for relevant/funny material. You can have enough comedy material without resorting to joking about the comedy club owner's dismemberment murder accusations, and guess what, if you did, you'd be thrown out (or worse) of "land of the free" clubs too.

[–] demizerone@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (16 children)

The state of comedy is so sad.

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[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago
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