Comic reveals she was asked to play Saudi event

Here are some of the jokes Michelle Wolf would have told if she had played the Riyadh Comedy Festival.

The American comedian, now based in Spain, said she was asked to go the event and considered it – but turned it down as she is due to give birth imminently.

But she has recorded a series of jokes that she would have liked to have done there – even if they would most definitely have got her in trouble with the Saudi authorities. 

Published: 1 Oct 2025