In addition to Ansari, Dave Chappelle,Kevin Hart, Pete Davidson, Bill Burr, Andrew Schulz, Jo Koy, Jessica Kirson, Jimmy Carr, and Louis C.K. also performed at the festival despite backlash from comedians and human rights groups about the choice to perform.
"I've heard there's subreddits of like, 'I think all these people are in bed with that.' I just, you know, I get the routing, and then I see the number, and I go, 'I'll go,'" Davidson explained.
Jimmy Kimmel Asks Aziz Ansari About Decision to Perform in Riyadh
"This is something that’s become a big part of the news because people, a lot of comedians especially, are very upset, because the people who paid the comedians to come to this are not good people. It’s a pretty brutal regime. They’ve done a lot of horrible, horrible things," Kimmel began.
Ansari answered carefully, telling Kimmel that it was "something I put a lot of thought into," explaining that he asked his aunt, who "lived there for a while," and sharing what his aunt told him and how it impacted his decision.
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Ansari continued, explaining that Saudi Arabia is "a very young country, like half the country is under the age of 25, and things can really change. And to me, a comedy festival felt like something that's pushing things to be more open and to push a dialogue and you kind of have to make a choice of whether you're going to isolate or engage."
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