Last month I posted that the Ministry of Interior had decided not to allow the comedian Eddie Griffin entry into Kuwait and then retracted my post since the incident was denied by the event organizers. Today though, the event organizers shared the bad news that the event has in fact been banned. Below is the statement from the organizers:
For the last 8 years we have been working hard to bring world class entertainment and educational gurus to Kuwait.
Our last entertainment project was the Eddie Griffin stand up comedy show which unfortunately was banned today the 21st of October 2018 by the Ministry of Interior in Kuwait.
We respect all the rules and regulations of the state of Kuwait and hope that we can progress in our already existing rights and freedoms.
We would like to thank everyone who’s supporting us and believes in what we are doing and we promise that we will keep working hard to bring world class entertainment to Kuwait while still protecting our values as a society.
Also, for everyone who bought tickets to attend the Eddie Griffin show, you will be reimbursed through your bank accounts by our ticketing partner Eventat.com [Source]
No reason was given for the ban but most likely it has to do with Eddie Griffin’s religious beliefs (he’s an atheist) and previous religion-related sets which he’s performed. The strange thing is, Eddie Griffin had previously performed in Saudi Arabia which many believe to be more conservative than Kuwait, and Eddie Griffin is currently set to perform in three different Saudi cities over the next few days. So bizarre!
20 replies on “The Eddie Griffin Event has Been Cancelled”
I think it’s pretty clear now that you shouldn’t compare Kuwait to Saudi with what’s been going over there recently.
+1
Why? How would you rate the services provided by Kuwait embassies?
For starters, our embassies don’t kill journalists and come up with BS excuses related to their disappearance lol.
Kazoo, nooooo-uh! Don’t say that otherwise you’ll be “lightly interrogated” and mysteriously disappear next!
Also, I wish they’d bring Bill Burr to Kuwait. Now HE’S funny!
Lisa Lampanelli would be amazing
The people in these ministries just say hmm does it make people happy lets make it illegal
I say good riddance.
Anyone who defends an amoral serial rapist like Bill Cosby needs to F off.
Bye Phylicia Rashad!
The professional wording used for that statement is very impressive
Noting it down for future reference
Not so bizarre at all..in Kuwait , the people asked the government to ban him..in KSA the people can’t ask the government anything.
They failed to sell the tickets , it has nothing to do with the ministry of interior.
So they just decided to blame the ministry? I think that is a serious offence. They wouldn’t do that.
agree. they can’t or they will have a big problem
I’m pretty sure how the original cancellation rumor got overblown and brought with it the attention is what lead to it being officially cancelled.
They could just tell him not to make any religious jokes :/
it is not about him making it in kuwait it is about his past and his past jokes
Why do they have to ban everything?
If you get offended and don’t want to see him,
just don’t go to the venue. Easy enough you’d think.
Kuwait is racist anyways. He doesnt need go to there.
FYI, Eddie has an existing contract for shows in LV so unsure how he was gonna go over there
so retard. we have 2 churches and he get banned LOL
they only banned it because people made a fuss about it