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George Carlin would never have taken blood money to perform comedy for a Saudi Arabian tyrant.

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Found a list of exactly who sold their souls to a murderous regime. A list I will never laugh at again. I guess these repugnant 💩💩 decided how much it costs to not sleep at night. Vale #JamalKhashoggi www.newsweek.com/riyadh-comed... (🤮🤮🤮 at the choice of pic for the article. Off to HIGNFY)

newsweek.comFull list of comedians performing at Saudi Arabia comedy festivalThe ongoing Riyadh Comedy Festival features some of the biggest names in comedy, but has sparked backlash online.

i had heard that jim jeffries participated, but i am not seeing his name on any of these lists. i hope he didnt. i'm disappointed in chappelle, & wont watch him anymore.

i've seen a few lists, & his name doesnt appear on any of them. i would be surprised to hear he did it...he's pretty out there. that would be most disappointing.

That list only had 2 names that bothered me! Older comics have older values (and more money in some cases)! It’s disgusting to assist MBS to a semi inclusive world! He’s Trumps buddy for a reason & if you thought about Jared getting $2 billion from MBS, him buying up PGA, Trumps help, think again!

Are you sure about that claim? George Carline knew that people all over the world are people, because he was smart. In any big stadium there’s probably a few monsters, and even in a free country some of the entertainment venue owners or event promoters & agents are monsters.

There's a difference between performing for a group knowing that there are probably a few monsters in attendance, and in cheerfully taking money from people you *know* are monsters so they can put on a show for more monsters.

Hey dear God, do you know that I rather believe in you than the God they all pray about. You know why my Lord ? Because at least, I know that you exist for real my Lord.

Chappelle was dead to me before this, he's a major disappointment. I did not expect Bill Burr to do this. Welp, there are plenty of other great comedians to watch who have morals, like Marc Maron and David Cross, to name a few.

I have to disagree. The arts have always been bridge builders to the people stifled under repressive governments. Opening doors though humor or music, is an amazing opportunity to find our common humanity. That is partly how the U.S.S.R. fell, the artist exchange program.

Dear Saudi government, I have principles and student loans. I won't accept blood soaked millions, but freshly laundered thousands will get you a power point on why you should renew the Expanse for season 7, it will sell out your presold stadiums. Thank you for your attention in this matter. ACC.

I’m sure that they will all have cool and hip “calm down all you stupid people!” rationalizations in their next stand up comedy specials, and the audiences will laugh and applaud. Their careers will go on uninterrupted.

With all the hate they are posting everywhere for Kimmel and Colbert, I have been wondering who they think is funny... Chapelle I have heard of but the others?

I bet he would make them pay him upfront and then never show up. He would do free shows here telling jokes about how he had the moral character to decide who he would be willing to associate himself with to make a nice paycheck. How much is your soul worth?

Yes. And funnily enough, Robin grew up privileged. Yet he didn’t turn out to be a greedy, empty soul. Being an artist when he was growing up meant integrity. Some of them still remember that, but not many. The almighty dollar is truly a disease.

He might have, just to rip on his hosts. And probably would have lost his life for it. Carlin really loved giving the middle finger to the powers that be. I still miss him, but at the same time I am grateful he didn’t live to see the end-stage metastasis of the disease he warned us of decades ago.

What's next? A command performance for Putin in the occupied territories?? I guess he could do it because a lot of comedians are easily bought it seems and what a great way to whitewash all their genocide and atrocities. People would feel warm and fuzzy about booking a vacation to Maripol.

I’m Vance Bostic, I’m running against Hakeem Jeffries in the June primary for NY-8. WE will use OUR seat as a weapon to: ✊ Abolish the sub-minimum wage tip scam! 📸 Pass an Artists’ and Gig Workers’ Bill of Rights! 🔥 Vote against funding Israel + redirect funds to Housing & Healthcare for ALL!

All the better reason for them to have less money. If they paid me to do comedy for them, I'd take the money with the rule that it *must* take place in a neutral country, and tell jokes about them.

It’s hard to explain just how much of a breath of fresh air it was the first time I heard his routine. So many problems I struggled with back then, after he spoke everything was so much clearer. He was more than a comedian, he spoke the truth.

A matter of cultural difference, then. George did curse, and if I’m being fair he did become more of a curmudgeon as he got older, but he never failed to craft his arguments wisely. He had a keen insight into the American psyche, and he foresaw our problems long before “El Cheeto Dust” happened.

Who knows. He may have delivered a scathing monologue criticizing their anti human rights practices- and made them pay for the privilege. Maybe. We’ll see what these guys do.

I promised myself I wouldn't talk to god Until the dementia gets real bad And I always imagined I'd ask for a banana But you other sleeple Stop selling your souls so cheap Dignity Oh, and show us all those Epstein Blackmail Videos Rich white guys raping little girls Souls on the auction block Tears

This not Fluffy’s first trip. He talked about his first time going in one of his comedy specials. This was before Bone-saw got the reporter. If it was one of the hidden factions in Saudi, I wouldn’t be give the side eye. However since it is the repressive Saudi Arabia government…

If these were struggling comics who were getting a payday they truly needed I could understand...but Burr, Chappelle, Hart et al??? How many fucking Bentleys can you drive? The greed that has flourished in the last few decades is mind-numbing.

Oh God...I wish this was the biggest issue we had today. It isn’t 2010–2020 anymore.🤷‍♂️ Don’t destroy a comedian’s life for taking a paycheck; deal with the true murderers who deserve your attention. 🤦‍♂️

And decent arts professionals unlike the MOMA’s former director Would not have either. But moneytrumps integrityand a moral compass with a great many currently privileged people.