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 ...

Dave Chappelle’s recent claim that it’s “easier to talk here than it is in America” — here being Saudi Arabia, where the comedian was performing as part of the Riyadh Comedy Festival — is “not true,” ...

As comedians from Bill Burr to Kevin Hart were slammed for performing at Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival, Dave Chappelle said the Middle Eastern nation is actually more suitable for stand-up ...

Comedian Dave Chappelle took a swing at the United States during a set at the controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia. Chappelle performed for an audience of 6,000 this week as a headline ...

According to Dave Chappelle it’s easier to be an American comedian in Saudi Arabia. On Saturday, September 27, the 52-year-old comedian performed during the Riyadh Comedy Festival in the Saudi capital ...

(JTA) — During his controversial set at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia, comedian Dave Chappelle joked that he would use the phrase “I stand with Israel” as a code to alert fans he was ...

Dave Chappelle raised eyebrows over the weekend after he used his set at the inaugural Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia to blast the status of free speech in the United States. Per The New York ...

Comedian Dave Chappelle has announced a one-time show in Washington D.C. on Oct. 10, 2025. The performance will take place at Capital One Arena, with no other U.S. tour dates currently announced.

Marc Maron is not mincing words when it comes to his feelings on Netflix showcasing Dave Chappelle's comedy. "Fascism is good for business," Maron said during a recent sitdown on the Pod Save America ...

Patton Oswalt once again defended his longtime friend and comedy contemporary Dave Chappelle on Tuesday, saying that the string of transphobic jokes that got him in hot water in recent years do not ...

Comedian Dave Chappelle aired his COVID-era documentary “Dave Chappelle: Live In Real Life” at a film festival in Martha’s Vineyard on Friday after the original release failed due to backlash over his ...

Comedian Dave Chappelle aired his COVID-era documentary "Dave Chappelle: Live In Real Life" at a film festival in Martha's Vineyard on Friday after the original release failed due to backlash over his ...