{"id":1411564,"date":"2022-03-30T21:44:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T01:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1411564"},"modified":"2022-03-30T21:44:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T01:44:44","slug":"how-was-your-weekend-chris-rock-brings-the-house-down-at-first-comedy-show-since-oscars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-was-your-weekend-chris-rock-brings-the-house-down-at-first-comedy-show-since-oscars\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018How Was Your Weekend?\u2019: Chris Rock Brings The House Down At First Comedy Show Since Oscars"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-was-your-weekend-chris-rock-brings-the-house-down-at-first-comedy-show-since-oscars%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1411564&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-1388085245.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Comedian Chris Rock brought the house down at his first comedy show since getting slapped by actor Will Smith during Sunday evening\u2019s Academy Awards.<\/p>\n<p>After opening with a loaded question \u2014 \u201cHow was your weekend?\u201d \u2014 Rock <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/news\/chris-rock-responds-will-smith-oscars-slap-1235218763\/\">told the crowd<\/a> at his sold out show in Boston that he was \u201cstill processing\u201d what had happened.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chris Rock just addressed the Will Smith <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oscars?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Oscars<\/a> slap for the first time during a sold-out stand-up show in Boston. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Keka0MVhSd\">https:\/\/t.co\/Keka0MVhSd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Listen to the audio \ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TuqE8AHs6C\">pic.twitter.com\/TuqE8AHs6C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Variety (@Variety) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Variety\/status\/1509326791478968322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rock walked out onto the stage in a white suit, and was greeted with a standing ovation. \u201cWhoa, okay!\u201d he said, and when the applause continued, he added, \u201cYo, let me do the show!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow was your weekend?\u201d Rock tried again, promptings laughs and more applause from the crowd. \u201cI don\u2019t have a bunch of s*** about what happened, so if you came to hear that, I have a whole show I wrote before this weekend. I\u2019m still kind of processing what happened. So, at some point I\u2019ll talk about that s***. And it will be serious and funny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Someone in the audience began to chant, \u201cF*** Will Smith,\u201d but Rock simply carried on with the show. \u201cI\u2019m going to tell some jokes. It\u2019s nice to just be out,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Rock is scheduled to hit the road for his \u201cEgo Death World Tour\u201d beginning in April \u2014 the first time he has toured in five years \u2014 but had several shows booked in Boston prior to the tour.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of what he <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/will-smith-struck-chris-rock-in-the-face-at-oscars-after-he-cracked-a-joke-about-jada-pinkett-smiths-hair-loss\/\">said onstage<\/a> at the time \u2014 \u201cOh wow, wow. Will Smith just smacked the s*** outta me\u201d \u2014 the comedian has been fairly tight-lipped about the incident. He declined to pursue charges against Smith, and according to Oscars co-host Wanda Sykes, Rock ran into her at an after party and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/what-the-h-is-this-wanda-sykes-says-only-one-person-apologized-to-her-after-oscars-slap\/\">offered her an apology<\/a> for the way things went down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs soon as I walked up to him, the first thing he said was \u2018I am so sorry,\u2019\u201d Sykes told Ellen DeGeneres during a Wednesday interview. \u201cAnd I\u2019m like, why are you apologizing? And he said, \u2018It was supposed to be your night, you and Amy and Regina. You all were doing such a great job. I\u2019m so sorry this is now going to be about this.\u2019 Because that\u2019s who Chris is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rock\u2019s longtime friend and fellow comedian Adam Sandler <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/adam-sandler-makes-it-clear-which-side-of-the-oscars-slap-hes-on-love-you-buddy\/\">offered a show of support<\/a> for his \u201cbuddy,\u201d tweeting a photo of Rock\u2019s upcoming tour promo with the comment, \u201cCan\u2019t wait for this. Love you buddy!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Can\u2019t wait for this. Love you buddy! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2b9iywyJg5\">pic.twitter.com\/2b9iywyJg5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Sandler (@AdamSandler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSandler\/status\/1508715852387938307?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Recent reports revealed that immediately after Smith slapped Rock, the Academy <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/academy-says-will-smith-was-asked-to-leave-the-ceremony-and-refused\/\">asked him to leave<\/a> the event. Smith refused to do so, and a short time later, he was named best actor for his role in \u201cKing Richard.\u201d The Academy has since revealed that Smith will face a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/will-smith-under-formal-review-after-slapping-chris-rock-at-oscars\/\">formal review<\/a> because of his actions.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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