Queen Coke Francis | "I Ranked Every Sellout At The #RiyadhComedyFestival"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bome1xiMy4
#SaudiArabia #humanRights #comedy #arts #performingArts #humorists #comedians #standUp #courtJesters #filthyLucre

"If there’s anything ironic about being so scared of telling the wrong joke that you run straight into the arms of the House of Saud, it seems lost on the festival performers...

"Should #comedians be held to a higher standard than footballers? It would help if they weren’t so fond of touting their own importance, their skewering of the ruling class, their ‘speaking truth to power’."

https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/october/laughing-their-heads-off
#RiyadhComedyFestival #SaudiArabia #humanRights #courtJesters #comedy #filthyLucre #arts

"The Riyadh Court Jester Parade won’t mean much to the careers of most of these comics. No one’s going to lose a Hollywood deal for [a] movie or a show, and with Saudi money in Hollywood, some might come home to new deals. All they lost is any credibility on lecturing anyone else on right and wrong ever again."

https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/comedy-saudi-arabia-human-rights/
#RiyadhComedyFestival #humanRights #SaudiArabia #courtJesters #venality #sellouts #arts #comedy #humorists

In the Not-News Department: Some people are really slow.
World leaders, moguls and even journalists have realized that to deal with the president, they must speak glowingly. Duh.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/15/trump-art-of-the-fawn-praise
#news #CourtJesters #politics #UnitedStates #ToddlerInChief

In these moderne tymes, there's a massive need for #CourtJesters! Bring them back! It's an exciting growth career opportunity!

Highly-trained #jesters are a vital part of every corporate fiefdom, deftly mocking the #king and his VP's, bringing humanity to inhumane decisions and saying what nobody else is willing to say. You get to tell the prez "no" and get away with it, because you're a trusted advisor!

Also, the outfits, benefits, and invites to every corporate event are pretty sweet.