American stand-up comedian Tim Dillon says he has been dropped from the bill of Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Comedy Festival because of remarks he made about the country's alleged use of forced labor.

Dillon was one of many high-profile American comedians set to perform at what organizers have promised will be the "world's largest comedy festival," in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, starting on Friday.

Among the other big names set to perform are Bill Burr, Dave Chapelle and Kevin Hart.

In an episode of his podcast The Tim Dillon Show released online on Sept. 20, the comedian said he had been "fired" from the festival because of jokes he had previously made referencing the alleged use of forced labor in the conservative Islamic kingdom .

Comedian Tim Dillon revealed on his podcast

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