The 57-year-old veteran comedian gave his fans the thrill of a lifetime as he fell for a stand-up surprise at the iconic Comedy Cellar in New York on Tuesday night.
However, he made sure that the audience knew immediately that he would not be referring to the now infamous moment with the 53-year-old list A actor, despite the warm welcome.
Keeping mom: Chris Rock (shown March 15) has once again refused to face the controversy surrounding Will Smith who slapped him during last week’s Oscar televisions as he fell for a stand-up surprise. at New York’s iconic Comedy Cellar on Tuesday night
Clarifying: However, he made sure that the audience knew immediately that he would not be referring to the now infamous moment (in the photo) with the 53-year-old list A actor, despite the warm welcome
A source told Page Six that as soon as Chris took the stage he went up to the microphone and said, “Lower your expectations, I’m not going to talk about this s ***.”
The star started Ego Death comedy last week and many appointments ran out after the slap in the face.
The source also revealed that Chris joked about the new interest in his stand-up performances and that he was making material for a workshop because “suddenly people cared about his first appearances”.
The talented comedian declined to give details about the incident mostly at the Oscars, but prevented fans from cursing Will during his Boston comedy show on Thursday night.
A source told Page Six that as soon as Chris (who appeared after the brawl during the Oscars) got on stage, he got on the microphone and said, “Lower your expectations, I’m not going to talk about this s ** * ‘
‘F ** k Will Smith!’ a fan shouted, most likely in an attempt to show support for Chris days after Will slapped him on stage during Hollywood’s biggest night.
“No, no, no, no, no …” the comedian replied, according to People, ending the verbal attacks.
Last night, during his first public appearance since being slapped at the Oscars, Rock also met with “Will Smith” voices from the audience, but did not reassure fans.
The comedian briefly referred to the slap in the face during the show, noting that he still needs time to “process” the attack.
Respect: The talented comedian declined to give details about the Oscars incident mostly, but prevented fans from cursing Will during his Boston comedy show on Thursday night.
‘F ** k Will Smith!’ a fan shouted, to which Rock replied: “No, no, no, no, no …” (Picture: Thursday night Rock at the Wilbur Theater)
He also told the crowd: “I have not spoken to anyone, despite what you have heard,” citing rumors that Rock and Smith had made amends.
The comic book took to the stage at the Wilbur Theater on Wednesday and asked, “How was your weekend?”
The rhetorical question caused a great deal of laughter from the crowd, which at times kept the Emmy-winning comedian on the Will Smith strike on screen. But Rock warned those in the running that the show would continue as planned.
“I do not have much to say about what happened, so if you heard it, I had a whole show I wrote before … this weekend …” he told most of them laughing. “I am still working on what happened.
Last night, during his first public appearance since being slapped at the Oscars, Rock also met with “Will Smith” voices from the audience, but did not address them.
“Well at some point I will talk about this s *** … and it will be serious. It will be funny “, he said before a member of the audience shouted,” F *** I will! “
“I’ll tell you some jokes,” Rock concluded, later revealing that he had not spoken to “anyone” since the incident, citing reports that he and Smith had reconciled.
Meanwhile, Kenny’s 42-year-old younger brother said the Academy should take away his Oscar a week and a half after the now-famous slap in the face.
Chris’s brother told the Los Angeles Times that he repeatedly had trouble watching his brother’s most notorious moment since last week’s Oscars and that he should be stripped of his Best Actor trophy.
He said: “It eats me to watch it over and over again because you have seen a loved one being attacked and there is nothing you can do about it.
Infamous: Chris received the famous slap from Will after he made a joke about his bald head Jada while presenting the best documentary at the Oscars last Sunday
“It eats me”: Meanwhile, Kenny’s 42-year-old younger brother told the LA Times that the Academy should remove the Oscar from Will a week and a half after the now-famous slap in the face.
“Every time I watch the videos, it’s like an interpretation that keeps going through my mind over and over again.”
Kenny continued to express his disgust for the actions of the list A actor.
He said: “My brother was not a threat to him and they just did not respect him at that moment.
“You just dropped him in front of millions of people watching the show.”
On Friday, Will resigned from the Academy, calling his actions during the ceremony “shocking, painful and unforgivable”, adding that he would accept any additional consequences to be issued by the Academy’s Board of Directors.
“The list of those I have hurt is long and includes Chris, his family, many of my best friends and loved ones, everyone who attended and the global audience at home,” Smith said. “I betrayed the trust of the Academy. I deprived other candidates and winners of the opportunity to celebrate and be honored for their outstanding work. “I am heartbroken.”
Chris’s brother, Kenny, was asked if he accepted Will’s apology and said he did not particularly think it took him that long to get it out of the I Am Legend star.
He explained: “I could have seen it differently if he had initially apologized when he went on stage and cried and received the award, but he did not, so right there he tells me it’s something else.”
Kenny also expressed frustration that the Academy was no longer cautious about removing Will from the scene, saying: “He should have been escorted from there.
Kenny also expressed frustration that the Academy was not more cautious about removing Will from the scene, saying “he should have been escorted there.”
“I consider them responsible for this. He could have gone there and done whatever you wanted to my brother. “It could have been a lot worse than what he did.”
Kenny did not raise his fists as he also said: “In my opinion, he was ashamed of doing this and his legacy of doing this.”
This comes a week after Kenny and Chris’s brother Tony claimed Didi was lying when he claimed Will would have buried his brother’s pocket after that shocking Oscar slap.
Hours after the altercation, which saw Will hit Chris on stage after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, Didi told Page Six that the fight was “over”.
But 47-year-old Tony insisted this was not the case, as he did a Q&A with fans via Twitter on Tuesday.
Allegations: This comes a week after Kenny and Chris’s brother, Tony, claimed that Didi was lying when he claimed that Will had buried the ax with his brother after that shocking Oscar slap.
“So Diddy was lying when he said Chris and Will made it that night and he’s fine now?” asked a fan. “Yes,” Tony replied.
Speaking to Page Six at the Oscar Vanity Fair party, Diddy said of the incident: “This is not a problem. It is over. I can confirm that. “
“Everything is love. “They are brothers,” said the rapper.
During his Q&A, Tony answered many questions from fans about the controversy that has prevailed in recent years.
Family: Tony is pictured with his brother Chris
Did not bury the ax? Speaking to Page Six at the Oscar Vanity Fair party, Diddy said of the incident: “This is not a problem. It is over. I can confirm that. ” Didi was photographed at the Oscars with Chans’s daughter
Shocking: Smith slapped Rock on stage at the Oscars in one of the most shocking moments since the Oscars
Tony revealed that he did not approve of Will’s apology to his brother and claimed that those involved were “well.”
“Do you approve of the apology?” asked a fan. “No,” Tony replied.
“They’re all fine,” Tony told a fan who asked how Chris was doing.
He also seemed surprised by two fans who asked if the slap was fake.
Controversy: Smith slapped Rock after making a bald joke with his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who talked about her hair loss due to alopecia
Was that true? It seemed to me as if I was suffering. “If it was true, it was definitely a foul and unacceptable,” the Twitter user wrote.
“Direction for?” Tony replied.
When a fan asked him what he would do to Will, Tony replied: ‘Answer’.
Tony also expressed his appreciation after a fan showed his support for his brother.
Weighing: Tony claims Didi lied when he said the two stars had buried the ax
Not good enough: Rock says he did not “approve” Will’s apology to his brother
“I am a big fan of Chris Rock and I definitely hope for the absolute best result! He did not deserve that! ” posted by the fan.
“Thank you,” Tony replied.
Will shocked the world when he slapped Chris after the comedian joked with his bald head to his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who talked about hair loss due to alopecia.
Just 40 minutes later, Will won the Best Actor Award for his portrayal of Richard Williams – the father of tennis legends Serena and Aphrodite – in the biographical film King Richard.
Will publicly apologized to Chris on Monday night – saying his behavior was “unacceptable and unjustified”.
The star wrote in an Instagram post that he was “ashamed” of his actions, which shocked those present at the ceremony, …
