When Will Smith retaliated for a joke by slapping Chris Rock, comedians saw the incident from two angles: as a rich source of material for themselves, and as an assault on one of their own. 'As Rock got hit, I got hit. We comedians, we felt the pain.'
Stand-ups including George Wallace and Kathy Griffin say it could encourage future confrontations, while others dig into the incident as a source for more jokes
The 94th Academy Awards came to an abrupt halt when actor Will Smith took to the stage and hit comedian Chris Rock after he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s short hair. Smith later won best actor, while Apple’s “CODA” took best picture. Photo: Brian Snyder/Reutersslapping Chris Rock , fellow comedians saw the incident from two angles: as a rich source of material for themselves, and as an assault on one of their own.
“As Rock got hit, I got hit. We comedians, we felt the pain,” George Wallace said in an interview Monday. A veteran stand-up and a friend of both men involved, Mr. Wallace said he worried that the incident would embolden hecklers to get physical.
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