‘Unfrosted’ Wanted Chris Rock To Joke About The Infamous Oscars Slap, But Jerry Seinfeld Admits Rock Was “Still A Little Shook” After Will Smith Incident

[ Jerry Seinfeld just unwrapped a star (and slap)-studded spoof he had planned to include in his recent directorial debut Unfrosted. During an appearance on Wednesday’s (May 8) episode of Dana Carvey and David Spade‘s Fly on the Wall podcast, Seinfeld teased that he wanted to riff off of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at … Read more

Dave Chappelle’s ‘The Dreamer’ Reflects On That Slap Heard ‘Round The World – Deadline

[ Dave Chappelle calls it “one of the craziest things I have ever seen.” He is talking, of course, about the infamous Will Smith/Chris Rock Oscars confrontation. Like many, Chappelle wasn’t sure what he was watching. He thought it was “fake,” and he “waited 30, 40 minutes” before calling Rock to find out what really … Read more

Stream It Or Skip It?

[ Dave Chappelle just doesn’t know when to quit. After claiming he’d said all he needed to in 2021 with The Closer, he has come back with a Grammy-nominated lecture to students and now this performance which finds him at 50 looking back at where he started in Washington, D.C., at 14, and on the … Read more

No One Wants To Host The Golden Globes: Chris Rock, Ali Wong, And Even Podcasters Have Turned Down Struggling Award Show’s Comeback Attempt

[ The 81st annual Golden Globe Awards have found themselves in a bit of a predicament. The ceremony is just four weeks away and it looks like not a single Hollywood A-lister is interested in hosting the event. CNN reports that Chris Rock and at least four other comedians have declined offers to host the … Read more