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

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.”