Dave Chappelle headlining opening night for new North Texas comedy club

Starting in December, North Texas comedy fans will have more reasons to smile. A new comedy club is coming to Irving, and its opening night headliner is none other than Dave Chappelle.

Dave Chappelle to headline first shows at Punch Line in North Texas

IRVING, Texas — Dave Chappelle will be performing at the debut of Punch Line Comedy Club's Irving location. The comedian will ...

Dave Chappelle to headline opening night of new D-FW comedy club in December

Punch Line Comedy Club will open a new location in Irving, and stand-up comedian Dave Chappelle will headline for its grand opening on Dec. 17 and 18. “Dave is an old friend of Punch Line,” said ...
USA Today

Dave Chappelle says comedy is 'easier' in Saudi Arabia than US, mentions Charlie Kirk

As comedians from Bill Burr to Kevin Hart were slammed for performing at Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival, Dave Chappelle said the Middle Eastern nation is actually more suitable for stand-up ...
AllHipHop

Dave Chappelle Mocks American Censorship, Charlie Kirk, At Riyadh Comedy Festival

Dave Chappelle compared U.S. and Saudi speech laws during a Riyadh set, prompting criticism over his participation in the controversial comedy festival. Chappelle Says It’s Easier to Speak in Saudi ...
Yahoo

'Soulless' Dave Chappelle Takes Jabs At Charlie Kirk During Comedy Festival

Performing before a crowd of more than 6,000, Chappelle didn't shy away from hot-button topics. "Right now in America, they say that if you talk about Charlie Kirk, that you'll get canceled," he told ...
Mediaite

Dave Chappelle Slams U.S. Free Speech, Praises Saudi Arabia While Talking Charlie Kirk at Controversial Comedy Festival

Comedian Dave Chappelle took a swing at the United States during a set at the controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia. Chappelle performed for an audience of 6,000 this week as a headline ...
The Grio

Dave Chappelle sparks backlash after saying it’s ‘easier’ to be a comedian in Saudi Arabia than in America

According to Dave Chappelle it’s easier to be an American comedian in Saudi Arabia. On Saturday, September 27, the 52-year-old comedian performed during the Riyadh Comedy Festival in the Saudi capital ...
The Forward

In Saudi Arabia, Dave Chappelle jokes that ‘I stand with Israel’ would be his code for censorship

(JTA) — During his controversial set at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia, comedian Dave Chappelle joked that he would use the phrase “I stand with Israel” as a code to alert fans he was ...
Complex

Dave Chappelle Criticizes Free Speech in America at Saudi Arabia Comedy Festival

Dave Chappelle raised eyebrows over the weekend after he used his set at the inaugural Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia to blast the status of free speech in the United States. Per The New York ...
Bounding Into Comics

Dave Chappelle Tells Saudia Arabia Crowd “It’s Easier To Talk Here Than It Is In America”

In presenting an almost textbook case of ‘You do not under any circumstances, ‘gotta hand it to them”, comedian Dave Chapelle told attendees of the recent Riyadh Comedy Festival that “it’s easier to ...