#LaughWashing
laughwashing. gaffwashing. guffawashing. jokewashing (dull). heehoowashing. funny laundering
October 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Laughwashing…
September 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
You've heard of Sportswashing. This is Laughwashing. And it's not terribly funny.
Two things everybody’s missing about the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
October 1, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Of course seeing some "they are shit anyway" discourse around the line up for the Saudi Laughwashing festival never the best route to take in any discussion.
All this talk of cultural boycotts (something I largely support) does bring me back to the fact that many keenest most vocal proponents in music etc have never boycotted the US, the source of much of the instability, division and violence in the world.
September 28, 2025 at 11:49 AM
First sportswashing now laughwashing
October 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I can't even with the Daily Show or Seth Myers' laughwashing of the horrors coming from DC.
March 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Aziz Ansari never was cancelled, and even had at least one Netflix special after. Louis CK has had a number of specials and even went to the Saudi laughwashing event.
March 16, 2026 at 7:02 PM
yeah it’s similar to the dissemination of incel memes (wojacks etc) into wider “meme” culture - what was once extremely niche with explicit coding and messaging (ie the aryan looking chad) is now a format
it’s very strange to see the “laughwashing” of it all
December 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Laughwashing
October 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Laughwashing?
August 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The House of Saud has created sportswashing, laughwashing, gamerwashing, devwashing, and now starwashing as ways to use their oil wealth to try covering over their horrendous human rights record or their "subtle" support Islamic extremism and terrorism.
"To paraphrase Dakota Johnson, things in the United States are, indeed, really grim. But a whole bunch of Saudi money can only make it worse."
Hollywood Stars Flock to Saudi Film Festival
Everyone has a price.
contrarian.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Laughwashing? No thanks!
September 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM