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Pete Davidson is standing by his decision to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia more than two decades after his father, New York City firefighter Scott Davidson, was killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Scott, who served with Ladder Company 118 in Brooklyn Heights, was 33 when he died responding to the World Trade Center. Pete was just 7 years old at the time.

The 31-year-old "Saturday Night Live" alum is one of 50 comedians in the lineup for the festival, which began Sept. 26 and runs through Oct. 9. The roster includes some of the biggest names in comedy — Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K., Jimmy Carr, Kevin Hart, Sebastian Maniscalco, Aziz Ansari, Andrew Schulz, Whitney Cummings and Hannibal B

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