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At only 7 years old, Prince Louis—the youngest child of Prince William and Kate Middleton—has been offered his first patronage. After the Princess of Wales shared that Louis was obsessed with collecting conkers during a September royal engagement, the World Conkers Championship reached out to offer Louis a role as its honorary patron. Kensington Palace’s response was cheeky and fantastic—“We …

“He was definitely struggling at that time in his life,” Louis said of his fellow One Direction bandmate, who died at 31 years old after falling from the balcony of his hotel room in Argentina. Louis Tomlinson is revealing moment he found out about Liam Payne’s death. While appearing on the Diary of a CEO podcast, the One Direction alum opened up about …

The biggest hypocrites of the Riyadh Comedy Festival controversy are Bill Burr and Dave Chappelle, two comedians who have strongly criticized “cancel culture.”   Chappelle has often adopted the stance of the persecuted. After the release of a Netflix special, which stoked backlash from jokes that denied transgender identity, including from people who worked at Netflix, Chappelle responded on stage, “You …

Louis CK has defended his decision to perform at the Riyadh comedy festival in Saudi Arabia after fellow comedians criticised the big names taking part as whitewashing a regime guilty of human rights abuses. Speaking on Real Time With Bill Maher, CK, who is co-headlining the festival with the British comedian Jimmy Carr on Monday night local time, said other …

Louis C.K. Defends Joining Riyadh Comedy Festival Despite Saudi Human Rights Record  HuffPost At Saudi Comedy Fest, American Free Speech Becomes the Punchline  The New York Times Lesbian Stand-Up Comedian Jessica Kirson Expresses “Sincere Regret” for Riyadh Comedy Festival Performance  The Hollywood Reporter Bill Maher criticizes Dave Chappelle for remarks on free speech at Saudi comedy festival  Fox News Louis C.K., canceled for sexual …

Louis C.K. is defending his decision to join Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival. During a recent appearance on “Real Time With Bill Maher,” C.K. said the other comedians at the event were “really surprised” by the overwhelming response from the Riyadh audience. He added that being part of a budding comedy scene in a place where acts are usually heavily …

Louis C.K. defended his and other comedians’ decision to perform at the controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia amid a wave of criticism from fellow comics. Appearing on Real Time With Bill Maher Friday ahead of his scheduled Riyadh set on Monday, C.K. said he initially had “mixed feelings” about taking the gig, and that he previously turned down …

There’s always a learning curve for rookies making the jump from college football to the NFL. The speed of the game, the size of your opposition and the scale of your team’s larger operation all take a pretty big leap forward once you go pro. Sometimes that learning curve shows up in big ways, such as quarterbacks needing to learn …

Louis C.K. is the latest comedian to address his decision to perform at Saudi Arabia‘s inaugural Riyadh Comedy Festival. As the comedian appeared Friday on Real Time, he explained he had “mixed feelings” about participating in the controversial festival, but has come to see it as “a positive thing,” despite backlash from many of his comedy peers. “I’ve been talking …

A new three-part documentary series starring Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson of One Direction is headed to Netflix. The former bandmates embarked on a roadtrip across America that is described as a spontaneous adventure, complete with “reconnection, exploration and a lot of laughter,” per an official press release. The series is meant to give fans of the stars a rare …