In a parallel universe, we might have been talking about this controversial joke instead of the Will Smith slap all last week!
During Amy Schumer’s first stand-up comedy show following the Oscars at the Mirage Theater in Las Vegas on Saturday night, she revealed a joke about Alec Baldwin that she “wasn’t allowed” to say during the televised event — and it’s awful.
To explain the reasoning for telling a few banned jokes in the first place, the Life & Beth star felt compelled to rehash the unforgettable events of the 94th Academy Awards — as if anyone doesn’t know what happened at this point! Related: Denzel Washington Finally Speaks Out About Will Slapping Chris Sharing what it was like for her, as a co-host of the event, to see Will Smith storm the stage and slap Chris Rock midway through the ceremony, she reflected (via The Hollywood Reporter): The bits included jokes about Joe Rogan and James Franco, but none was more jaw-dropping than a quip about the 30 Rock alum, who has been in the hot seat ever since he fired a prop gun on the set of the western Rust and killed Halyna Hutchins in October.
Knowing full well she probably shouldn’t be telling the joke, Amy insisted: Well, it’s a bit naive to think the joke wouldn’t make it to the internet — especially when it’s this out there!
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