Helen Lewis talks about attending the Riyadh Comedy Festival
“I don’t think I’ve ever been to a weirder comedy show.”
Helen Lewis attended the controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia—which featured some of America’s most well-known comedians performing stand-up in a theocracy.
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