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Dave Chappelle Criticizes Free Speech in America at Saudi Arabia Comedy Festival
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this post was submitted on 03 Oct 2025
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The state of comedy is so sad.
agreed, most of them became right wing, or far right.
They are chasing money for sure, but that doesn't make their jokes right wing.
I'd like to hear some far right jokes because I bet they aren't funny. Any examples?
If you ever heard real right wing comedy, it makes sense that normal comedians try to tap into that well.
I think you need to clarify... Is it because right wing comedy is just so good that they want to participate, or that right wing comedy is so terrible it's a ripe opportunity to be a gigantic fish in a small crappy pond?
Sence is one thing. Right/correct/true is another. The difference is important.
Why does that make sense in your mind?
The alt-right are easily amused
So they would sell out just like that and suddenly promote an extreme ideology while alienating most of their potential audience?
You mean the thing that's currently happening?