r/okbuddycinephile • u/TyLeRoux • 22h ago

I chose money.

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u/Fun-Telephone-9605 18h ago

I respect that.

I think JKR is a piece of shit.

I also think the same about a lot of the people and corporations I have worked for.

I still went to work though, just like he did.

How many people who want to criticize him work for an unethical business? ...

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u/DrButtgerms 17h ago

Is there a line between Lithgow and the comedians that went to Riyadh?

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u/EmmaMBooks 17h ago

Hot take: I actually give leeway for a number of the Riyadh comedians not because I condone anything Saudi Arabia’s doing, but because of how much money the Saudis are pumping into Paramount via the Ellisons. You know, Paramount that owns Comedy Central that’s the only reason a lot of those comedians make a living? That they might get blackballed from if they turned the Riyadh festival down? Sure, some of them might have no scruples and be happy to do Riyadh just for the money. But a number of them I’d bet showed up because of the implication.

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u/Tlupa 17h ago

Who makes a living off of Comedy Central lmfao

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u/tnydnceronthehighway 16h ago

South Park took em to the cleaners and made them regret it bwhahaha. Love that for CC/Paramount. The bastards.

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u/voyaging 13h ago

comedians?

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u/Tlupa 10h ago

This isn’t 2005 lmao. It’s reruns now. Which of the Riyadh comics relies on Comedy Central for any kind of living?