Yeah that David Cross rant was straight and to the point.
/Doug [email protected] On Tue, Sep 30, 2025, 06:11 PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > “Comedian David Cross <https://variety.com/t/david-cross/> released a > fiery statement on his website Monday condemning the comedians who agreed > to perform at Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival > <https://variety.com/t/riyadh-comedy-festival/>. > > “I am disgusted, and deeply disappointed in this whole gross thing. That > people I admire, with unarguable talent, would condone this totalitarian > fiefdom for…what, a fourth house? A boat? More sneakers?” > > “We can never again take seriously anything these comedians complain about > (unless it’s complaining that we don’t support enough torture and mass > executions of journalists and LGBQT peace activists here in the states, or > that we don’t terrorize enough Americans by flying planes into our > buildings).” > > Cross went on to call out specific names from the lineup, including comedy > giants Dave Chappelle, Louie CK and Bill Burr. > > “Clearly you guys don’t give a shit about what the rest of us think, but > how can any of us take any of you seriously ever again?” Cross added. “All > of your bitching about ‘cancel culture’ and ‘freedom of speech’ and all > that shit? Done. You don’t get to talk about it ever again. By now we’ve > all seen the contract you had to sign.” > > > https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/david-cross-slams-bill-burr-riyadh-comedy-festival-1236534601/ > > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > > On Sun, 28 Sep 2025 at 2:49 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Pete Davidson and Bill Burr, among others. All being paid over $300k to >> attend a comedy festival in Saudi Arabia. Naturally, their free speech is >> restricted. >> > > > >> >> https://variety.com/2025/politics/global/marc-maron-human-rights-riyadh-comedy-festival-1236530044/?fbclid=IwdGRjcANGi2dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHq9XCn-5tz1PrkXQX1TwrE9afhdZGDzCuDlTDax5mfHp41nfUs9kAwCnjvux_aem_ffRsmd1pFf2Q1ETsYAAhLw >> >> People like Marc Maron are questioning the ethics of taking money from >> the same prince who not too long ago murdered a journalist. >> >> Leah Remini has weighed in. >> >> https://youtu.be/FDBqz1Va4Js?si=WPwgkooQELR6S6Pv >> >> >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BUh88UhYgv6Zpo%2BLNa2JFp4vwK%3D4gA29-9ycDWc-X-Ag%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BUh88UhYgv6Zpo%2BLNa2JFp4vwK%3D4gA29-9ycDWc-X-Ag%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYL%2Bshk7zMVahVd35VN30fKE-5e8mEaAiG_CseQSWYmV3w%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYL%2Bshk7zMVahVd35VN30fKE-5e8mEaAiG_CseQSWYmV3w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1BqigGf%3DJsjAj1qqKKzaRDoZ3ouisisS%3DngZCR4N84XhQA%40mail.gmail.com.
