'Weird Al' Yankovic says he walked away from a seven-figure comedy festival offer in Saudi Arabia

Musician and comedy icon "Weird Al" Yankovic reportedly turned down an eye-watering "seven figures" to perform at Saudi Arabia’s controversial debut festival last year.

In an interview with Pennsylvania’s Tribune-Review, the Grammy-winning parody artist revealed that he declined an invitation to perform at the inaugural Riyadh Comedy Festival last year, and that the idea of accepting Saudi money as payment made him "feel icky."

"I was invited to the Riyadh Comedy Festival, which is...