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The Fox News Rundown

The Oscar Slap: What Its Fallout Says About Comedy, Race And Masculinity In America

The Fox News Rundown

FOX News Podcasts

Politics, Daily News, News

3.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2022

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

It's been called the "slap heard around the world." Everyone is still talking about actor Will Smith smacking comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars last Sunday. Reaction to the shocking moment went far beyond whether Smith was wrong or right. Social media and pundits said the episode raised questions about race, relationships, our country's tolerance for violence, and whether Americans can still take a joke. Earlier this week on the FOX News Rundown, host Chris Foster spoke to 'FOX Across America' host Jimmy Failla, FOX Nation's Tyrus and standup comic Alli Breen about the incident and the reaction revealed about the state of comedy, Hollywood, masculinity, and race. The panel discussed what may have motivated Will Smith, who won an Oscar for his performance in "King Richard" that evening, to attack Rock on live television and what the repercussion could be for standup comedy and Academy. Due to time limitations, we could not include all of the conversation in our original segment. On the FOX News Rundown Extra, you will hear the entire discussion with Jimmy Faille, Tyrus, and Alli Breen and get more of their analysis ... and jokes about what Chris Rock called, "the greatest night in the history of television." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This is the Fox News rundown extra.

0:17.0

I'm Chris Foster.

0:21.0

Chris Rock is back out doing shows a few days after being on the receiving end of will Smith's slap at the Oscars

0:26.2

People on team Chris people on team will and those who support neither or both in the situation

0:30.9

We brought in three professional comedians to get their take on the

0:33.7

slap and what if anything it all means. They're all talkers. You'll notice long stretches

0:37.5

here in this version where I don't say much of anything and we went on far too long to include

0:41.1

it all in the regular weekday podcast.

0:42.8

And when we think stuff's too good to leave on the editing room floor, we put it back in for

0:46.1

this version of the show.

0:47.4

So now here's Fox News Radio Talk Show host Jimmy Phela, Fox Nations Tyress,

0:51.4

and stand-out comedian Ali Breen on the Fox News

0:54.2

rundown extra.

0:58.8

Guys I've spent the last like everybody else day or so talking to people looking on

1:03.5

Twitter getting the hottest of hot takes let's start with the two sort of

1:07.2

extreme ones no excuse that's assault will Smith should be dragged out of

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