Weird Al Yankovic — the parody legend — already made headlines this month for rejecting an AI ad deal. Turns out that wasn't his only recent "no."
He told TribLive he was offered a seven-figure sum for a single show at the Riyadh Comedy Festival, a state-sponsored event under Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Chappelle, Burr and Louis C.K. all went; paydays reportedly reached
$1.6M per show, with restrictions barring jokes about the government or religion."I don't need to take any amount of money if it makes me feel icky — and that kind of did."
Turns out his price was zero.
Variety