Okatsuka posted the censorship rules for the controversial comedy festival, noting how many 'You can’t say anything anymore!' comedians have signed on.
Okatsuka posted the censorship rules for the controversial comedy festival, noting how many"You can’t say anything anymore!" comedians have signed on. Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival kicked off this weekend—and with it, increasingly vocal criticisms of comedians who have opted to participate in a state-sponsored comedy fest from a state whose report cards from groups likehave a whole lot of “Needs improvement, can’t seem to stop consigning migrant workers to forced labor” notes penciled in in the comments section.
, we reported on comics like Marc Maron and Shane Gillis opening up about their concerns about the festival. Now more comics, including Zach Woods and, have weighed in—with Okatsuka even revealing the contract she was sent about a possible appearance, including rules about what participants won’t be able to say during their appearances at the fest., writing, “FYI there are more of us that said no to the Riyadh comedy festival in Saudi Arabia.” In her post, Okatsuka also posted the list of things comedians have been told they weren’t allowed to talk about, including jokes “that may be considered to degrade, defame, or bring into public disrepute, contempt, scandal, embarrassment, or ridicule” Saudi Arabia, its ruling government, royal family, or any religion or religious figure, period. Okatsuka also takes time to point out that “The money is coming straight from the Crown Prince, who actively executes journalists, ppl with nonlethal drug offenses, bloggers, etc without due process. A lot of the ‘you can’t say anything anymore!’ Comedians are doing the festival 😂 they had to adhere to censorship rules about the types of jokes they can make.” , posting a scathing video in which he pretended to call out “drips, killjoys, and dweebazoids” suggesting comedians shouldn’t go out “whitewashing a regime that The Riyadh Comedy Festival is scheduled to continue through October 9, which suggests it’s going to continue to be t5 To Watch: TV shows that prove the hangout comedy is still hanging in there
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