Following Will Smith's now-infamous Oscars slap, Joe Rogan took to the podwaves to express his worry that Smith's assault on Chris Rock signals open season on stand-up comics. "It sets a terrible precedent for comedy clubs. Like, are people going to decide to go on stage and smack a comedian now," Rogan said on an episode of his show "The Joe Rogan Experience" (via the Daily Mail).
Concerned about the normalization of violence as a response to stand-up routines, Rogan mused, "What is it saying as a society that the people that we look up to ... and the Academy Awards are supposed to be them in their most regal outfits, their best behavior. And to drop down to violence for something so innocuous as a 'G.I. Jane' joke." Rogan was also baffled that Smith was allowed to stay and accept his best actor award "after he assaulted a small comedian on stage."
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