The scandal sparked in Hollywood after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars continues to be the focus of debate, opening up new reflections on the limits of humor. In a stand-up show, Amy Schumer referenced the controversial episode and revealed the jokes she wasn’t allowed to utter even at the emblematic ceremony.
The actress performed at the Mirage Theater in Las Vegas on Saturday, returning to highlight what happened after a series of reviews she previously dedicated to Smith via social media. The comedian – who co-hosted the Oscars with Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall – has said the event “traumatized” her and referred to Smith as “Ali” this weekend, playing on the character of boxer Muhammad Ali at .
“All I can say is that it was really sad and I think it says a lot about toxic masculinity. It was really upsetting, but I think the best way to comfort us would be if I told the Oscar jokes that I wasn’t allowed to tell on TV.”
Schumer then repeated some of the humorous jokes that were too controversial for the Academy Awards telecast, including bits about Joe Rogan and James Franco.
One of his jokes even alluded to Alec Baldwin’s fatal shooting on the set of the film Rust, which claimed the life of the film’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins. “I want to tell you about these Oscar jokes that my attorney told me not to tell. ‘Don’t say it and don’t be angry with me,’ he warned me,” said the interpreter in her monologue.
He revealed the joke he couldn’t tell was, “‘Don’t Look Up’ is the name of a movie? You better not look down the barrel of Alec Baldwin’s shotgun,” Schumer said. “I wasn’t allowed to say that. [en los Oscar]but you can go up and hit someone,” he mused.
Recall that during the ceremony, the actress was slammed for another joke that, although somewhat unnoticed at the time, was the subject of heated debates on social media. It was a rehearsed comedy pass between her and acting couple Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst.
“It takes 27,000 people to present the Oscars and every job is equally important. There are the illuminators, the cameramen and the “seat warmers”. What do the “seat warmers” do? I’ll explain what they’re doing,” the comedian said before “kicking” Kirsten Dunst, who was sitting next to fellow nominee Jesse Plemons, from her seat. “Here is a place to warm up. can you move honey Do you want to go to the toilet? OK? Let’s get up.”
Dunst, half embarrassed and uncomfortable amid the laughter of the crowd, rose from her chair and stood next to Schumer and Plemons, but out of frame. The hostess, meanwhile, sat in her seat and said in a flirtatious tone, “Jesse, I loved you in The Mighty Dog.” The actor was firm with his response, “You know I married her?” married to this seat warmer? That’s very strange!” Schumer replied via auction.
After the ceremony, the actress made a series of posts on her networks, calling Will Smith’s actions “disturbing.” “I think we can all agree that the best way to forget what happened is to watch my series ‘Life and Beth’ and go on my tour this fall,” he quipped at the beginning of the message . She added: “I’m still in shock, dazed and sad. I’m proud of myself and my co-hosts, but yeah I hope that sickening feeling goes away from what we’re all seeing.
The actress also congratulated Chris Rock for the way he handled the situation and for not stopping the awards ceremony, instead handing the Oscar over to his friend Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, who was starring in “Summer of Soul.” won the statuette for best documentary. Finally, Amy pointed to the Oscar winner for best actor. “There’s so much pain in Will Smith,” he said. Moments later and without explaining why, he deleted the posts.
Along with Amy, several celebrities gave their opinions on what happened. In the case of Adam Sandler, he also endorsed Chris Rock. The actor has worked with him in several films and considers him a friend. Through his Twitter account, Sandler showed a clear stance in favor of rock, sharing a flyer of the comedian’s next world tour, “Ego Death.” “I can barely wait for it. Love you friend!” he wrote in the post.
For her part, Zöe Kravitz sharply criticized Will Smith shortly after the end of the ceremony. Taking to her Instagram account, the ‘Batman’ actress – who presented the best song category alongside Jake Gyllenhall – shared her look for the night with a haunting caption: “Here’s a photo of my dress at the after show party, which appears to be yelling obscenities and attacking people on stage.”
Whoopi Goldberg spoke about it on ‘The View’ (ABC). Although he stated that he understood Smith’s attitude, he shared his displeasure at what had happened. “I think he exaggerated. It would have bothered me a bit. I think it was one of those moments where the gangster flick came out. It was hard to stop and I had all the pressure of hoping to win and trying to keep my composure,” he said.
The actress also explained that not everyone acts the same when under pressure. “He broke. What I have to say is that it was remarkable, wonderful that Chris didn’t make it worse. I don’t know if they spoke or apologized or not. I just know that sometimes you think of a There comes a point where you misbehave, I’ve done it myself on occasion,” he concluded.