"LOUIS CK: I just think comedy is a great way to get in and start talking. And there's Saudi Arabian comedians there. And I'm going to a comedy club in Saudi Arabia the first night I get there to just see what's going on. I love stand-up comedy and I love comedians. So the fact that that's opening up and starting to bud I want to see it. I want be part of it. I think that's a positive."
"LOUIS CK: Well he's a Muslim, Dave is. BILL MAHER: I understand. LOUIS CK: So it depends on who you are and what you want to talk about. Right now in America, they say that if you talk about Charlie Kirk, that you'll get canceled, Chappelle said, according to The New York Times. I don't know if that's true, but I'm gonna find out. He then added, It's easier to talk here than it is in America."
Bill Maher and Louis C.K. pushed back on Dave Chappelle's assertion that it is easier to speak freely in Saudi Arabia than in America. Louis C.K. defended his decision to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival and described comedy as a way to initiate conversation and support emerging Saudi comedians. Louis C.K. said he will visit a comedy club on his first night in Saudi Arabia to observe and participate. Maher expressed skepticism about Chappelle's claim. Louis C.K. cautioned that freedom to speak often depends on who a person is and what topics they address, noting risks of cancellation for targeting figures like Charlie Kirk.
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