{"id":286088,"date":"2025-10-10T21:05:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T20:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/no-laugh-matter-is-saudi-festival-a-case-of-comedy-washing-daily-podcast-with-niall-paterson\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T21:05:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T20:05:38","slug":"no-laugh-matter-is-saudi-festival-a-case-of-comedy-washing-daily-podcast-with-niall-paterson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/no-laugh-matter-is-saudi-festival-a-case-of-comedy-washing-daily-podcast-with-niall-paterson\/","title":{"rendered":"No laugh matter: Is Saudi festival a case of &#8216;comedy washing&#8217;? | Daily Podcast with Niall Paterson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/6ExP65EsRWk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"No laugh matter: Is Saudi festival a case of 'comedy washing'? | Daily Podcast with Niall Paterson\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6ExP65EsRWk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Click to listen here: podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily<\/p>\n<p>Can you put a price on freedom of speech? <\/p>\n<p>Comedy royalty including Dave Chapelle and Jimmy Carr, famous for defending their right to say whatever they want, have been paid big money by the Saudi government to appear at the inaugural Riyadh Comedy Festival.<\/p>\n<p>But there&#8217;s a catch &#8211; they&#8217;re not allowed to say anything that could cause &quot;embarrassment&quot; to Saudi Arabia, its royal family or any religion. 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