Chris Rock Makes Oscars Joke At Dave Chappelle's 'Netflix is a Joke

Chris Rock Makes Oscars Joke At Dave Chappelle’s “Netflix is a Joke”

Chris Rock has made a joke out of Will Smith’s slap at the Oscars for the first time. The 57 year-old comedian made a “hilarious” punchline during Dave Chappelle’s attack by Is...

Published 5 May 2022

US actor Chris Rock speaks onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 27, 2022. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)

Chris Rock at a news briefing about Covid-19 in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 28, 2020.Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images file

Chris Rock has made a joke out of Will Smith’s slap at the Oscars for the first time.

The 57 year-old comedian made a “hilarious” punchline during Dave Chappelle’s attack by Isaiah Lee at Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

Later on, Chris Rock was ushered on stage to calm the tension as security dealt with the chaos.

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While sharing the stage with Chappelle, Rock dropped took the microphone from Chappelle and said “Was that Will Smith?” causing bolts of laughter in the arena.

Since the viral Oscars slap, Rock has consciously avoided talking about that historic television moment. However, it is now called “The Will Smith effect.”

A cross=section of those who attended the comedy show ‘Netflix is a Joke’ were high profile personalities like Elon Musk, P-Diddy and Jamie Fox.

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