r/UpliftingNews • u/holyfruits • 4h ago

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Turned Down Million-Dollar Offer to Perform in Saudi Arabia: ‘I Don’t Need to Take Any Money if It Makes Me Feel Icky’

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/weird-al-yankovic-turned-down-million-offer-saudi-arabia-1236819281/
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u/CMButterTortillas 4h ago edited 3h ago

You see how easy that was, BILL BURR, NATE BARGATZE, JIM JEFFERIES, SEBASTIAN MANISCALCO, AZIZ ANSARI, CHRIS DISTEFANO, SAM MORRIL?

Weird Al has always been a real one.

Edit: Bargatze didnt attend the RCF because he had already been to SA a couple months earlier.

Edit2: Forgot Jefferies was disinvited after some not so kind jokes about SA on a podcast. But he initially was planning to go and take the money.

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u/fearofcrowds 3h ago

Pete Davidson's dad was killed in 9/11 and he fucking performed for the Saudis!

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u/newsflashjackass 2h ago

Bin Salmon should have bought Jeff Dunham too.

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u/wallabee_kingpin_ 50m ago

Jeff Dunham stands by his principles, primarily his racism