RIYADH — The Common Leisure Authority (GEA) has confirmed a brand new wave of worldwide comedy stars for the inaugural Riyadh Comedy Competition, set to be the world’s largest comedy gathering with greater than 50 performers taking the stage in Boulevard Metropolis from September 26 to October 9.
Introduced by GEA Chairman Turki Alalshikh, the most recent additions to the lineup embody Hollywood icon Chris Tucker, finest recognized for the Rush Hour franchise, and Emmy winner Aziz Ansari, co-creator and star of Grasp of None and the upcoming movie Good Fortune.
Additionally confirmed is Pete Davidson, Saturday Evening Dwell alumnus and creator of Peacock’s Bupkis, together with stand-up powerhouse Tom Segura, whose newest present Dangerous Ideas earned an Emmy nomination.
Becoming a member of them are Andrew Santino and Bobby Lee, co-hosts of the hit podcast Dangerous Buddies; Emmy-nominated author Nimesh Patel; Amazon Prime comedy standout Sam Morril (You’ve Modified); and globally acknowledged British-Iranian comic Omid Djalili.
Different large names showing on the two-week pageant embody TV and podcast persona Chris Distefano, Netflix common Mark Normand, stand-up veteran Hannibal Buress, six-time Emmy and three-time Grammy winner Louis C.Okay., and Australian favourite Jimeoin. — SG