Atsuko Okutsuka also said no.
“FYI there are more of us that said no to the Riyadh comedy festival in Saudi Arabia. Here’s the offer I got back in July,” she wrote on Threads.
“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.”
Mike Birbiglia also confirmed that he passed.
“I also passed. Respect to atsuko and Shane and others for passing,” he wrote on Threads.
Leslie Liao also said no.
“I said no too 🙋🏻♀️ you inspired me (I got the offer after we talked about it). You were right,” she wrote on Threads.
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