Bill Burr is pushing back against criticism from fans and fellow comedians for his decision to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

The Canton native was one of more than 30 comedians booked to perform at the festival, which runs from September 25 to October 8, including Kevin Hart, Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K., and Pete Davidson.

Despite strong criticism from comedians and human rights activists, Burr called the festival “mind blowing” and “one of the top three experiences I’ve had” during the Sept. 29 episode of his “Monday Morning Podcast.”

“You think everybody’s going to be screaming ‘Death to America’ and they’re going to have like f****** machetes and want to chop my head off,” Burr said. “Because this is what I’ve been fed about that part of the world.”

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