Amy Schumer Says Will Smith’s Oscars Slap Was ‘A F***ing Bummer’ As She Reveals Jokes She Wasn’t Allowed To Say During Ceremony
04.04.2022 - 22:45
/ etcanada.com
Amy Schumer is still processing Will Smith’s infamous slap of Chris Rock during the Oscars, but is turning to humour to move forward.
Returning to the stage as a stand-up on April 2, Schumer was ready with some jokes and commentary about the Academy Awards as well as the jokes she wasn’t allowed to say during the ceremony.
“I don’t even know what to say about the Oscars,” Schumer said during her Las Vegas gig, as reported by Vanity Fair. “Like, I really don’t know what to say. I have no jokes about it. All I can say is that I don’t know if you saw this, but Will Smith slapped Chris Rock. Did you read that in your newsfeed?”
Calling Smith “Ali” in reference to his 2001 role as boxer Muhammad Ali, the “Life & Beth” star recounted the slap calling it “sad” and a “f***ing bummer”.
“I was kind of feeling myself… and then all of a sudden Ali was making his way up. And it was just a fucking bummer,” she told the crowd. “All I can say is that it was really sad, and I think it says so much about toxic masculinity. It was really upsetting, but I think the best way to comfort ourselves would be for me to say the Oscar jokes that I wasn’t allowed to say on TV.”
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“I want to preface these Oscar jokes by saying that my lawyer said not to say these,” Schumer said. “Don’t tell anybody and don’t get mad at me.”
Jokes about James Franco and Joe Rogan were mixed, as was a joke about Alec Baldwin’s “Rust” shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
“‘Don’t Look Up’ is the name of a movie? More like don’t look down the barrel of Alec Baldwin’s shotgun,” Schumer quipped. “I wasn’t allowed to say any of that [at the Oscars], but you can just come