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Comedian Russell Peters during a Globe and Mail interview in November, 2017. Peters is one of many high-profile comedians set to perform in Saudia Arabia for the Riyadh Comedy Festival.

In a 2023 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! , comedian Whitney Cummings talked about free speech and the state of comedy.

“It’s a tricky time to be a comic,” she said. “There’s certain things you can’t even say on YouTube any more. They’ll demonetize you, they’ll age-restrict you. So, comedians are kind of looking for a home to be filthy pigs again.”

First, it’s always a tricky time to be a comic. Part of the job is to push boundaries. Secondly, more than ever, Jimmy Kimmel knows about tricky times. The late-night host was briefly suspended last week by Disney-owned ABC after his monologue me

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