Amy Schumer Wasn't Allowed To Make Joke About Alec Baldwin's Gun Accident At Oscars
When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, it sent shockwaves throughout both Hollywood and social media. Amy Schumer, who currently stars in the new series Life & Beth and co-hosted theOscars, had some feelings on the matter in light of having to cut a joke about Alec Baldwin's gun accident on the set of Rust.
Before hosting the Oscars, Schumer had some comedic material that her lawyer advised her not to use while hosting the Oscars. Most notably, she had a joke regarding Baldwin's accidental shooting incident on the Rust set last October. Although Schumer adhered to her lawyer's advice, she was put off that while her joke may have potentially offended a few, Smith's actions were met with applause.
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Schumer told the cut joke to a crowd at Las Vegas' Mirage Theater as part of the Aces of Comedy series. “'Don’t Look Up' is the name of a movie? More like don’t look down the barrel of Alec Baldwin's shotgun,” Schumer said, recalling the cut joke. “I was kind of feeling myself…and then all of a sudden, Ali was making his way up (A reference to Will Smith playing Muhammad Ali in the legendary athlete's biopic)… And it was just a f****** bummer. 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.”
According to Schumer herself, she also had controversial jokes about Joe Rogan (regarding his stance on COVID vaccines) and James Franco (regarding his sexual assault allegations) that she was also advised not to use during the Oscars. She later used this material
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