Adam Sandler and Joe Rogan recently sat down to have a chat about all the things that have happened in recent years. From Hollywood to the changing world, the duo had a great chat.
During their talks, Sandler and Rogan talked about the infamous Oscar slap incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock. Well, the two surely had different opinions than the rest of the general audience.
Joe Rogan Thinks The Oscar Slap Was The Best Thing To Happen To Chris Rock
Although Chris Rock is an actor with a plethora of movies to his name, the actor is also a stand-up comedian. With several stand-up specials to his name, Rock is quite the name in the world of comedy.
Before the Oscar slap, however, the Grown Ups actor was on a little break from touring. Taking a moment to recharge and refresh, Rock hosted the doomed Oscars 2022.
During his hosting speech, the actor made a joke about Will Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith. What followed next was remembered by the whole world. Sitting on The Joe Rogan Experience, Rogan said to Adam Sandler that the Oscar slap was actually a good thing!
I think that was the best thing that ever happened to him because then (his standup) became wild again. Like his stand-up was like, it became outrageous. It was like the Rock of old.
Although Rogan might be right on his part, the general reception to the Oscar slap was overwhelmingly negative on Will Smith’s part. However, fans couldn’t agree more that Chris Rock’s stand-ups did become more wild again.
As the interview further continued, the duo shifted the topic to Will Smith. Talking about how great he once was, Joe Rogan and Adam Sandler revealed that the slap would just follow him everywhere he would go.
Adam Sandler Thinks The Slap Will Follow Will Smith Around
Will Smith has done some incredible movies over the years. From the Men in Black franchise to The Pursuit of Happyness, Smith has a number of stellar credits to his name.
However, that all changed when the infamous Oscar slap took place. Fans started hating the actor for his deeds and sympathized with Chris Rock. As the interview of Joe Rogan and Adam Sandler continued, the duo talked about the consequences of the Will Smith slap.
It got to- he became… just. [Will Smith] just went to a place that he couldn’t get out of.
Joe Rogan continued,
He’s still there. I mean in everybody’s mind, when you see Will Smith ‘Oh, he slapped Chris Rock’. That’s like immediate. Not I Am Legend, not Muhammad Ali, not insanely good movies. The guy’s an incredible actor and people see him they go, ‘Oh, he slapped Chris Rock. F*ck that guy’
And it is quite true. After the incident, Smith appeared in a film titled Emancipation and despite a stellar storyline, the film purely failed because Will Smith was in it.
The actor recently appeared alongside Martin Lawrence for the 2024 film Bad Boys: Ride or Die and the film found average success at the box office. The film received a rating of 6.7/10 on IMDB and 65% on Rotten Tomatoes and is available to rent on Apple TV+ in the U.S.
The Joe Rogan Experience is available to stream on Spotify.
