Ticket sales for US comedian Chris Rock’s tour get a boost after Oscar slapping by Will Smith

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US actor Will Smith (correct) slaps US actor Chris Rock onstage throughout the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California March 27, 2022. — AFP pic

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 ― Anything beneficial turned up for comedian Chris Rock pursuing the slapping by Will Smith in the modern Oscars.

Tickets for Rock’s comedy tour have been marketing like warm cakes with ticketing market.

TickPick, stated they have marketed more tickets to the comedian’s tour right away than they did in the previous thirty day period merged.

 

We bought extra tickets to see Chris Rock overnight than we did in the previous month blended.

— TickPick (@TickPick) March 28, 2022

They also assert that ticket rates have surged because Sunday night, likely up from a least of US$46 (RM193) for every ticket on March 18 to a bare minimum of US$341 (RM1,435), Wide range documented.

Rock is established to complete six demonstrates at Boston’s Wilbur Theatre from March 30 to April 1 just before formally kicking off his Moi Death Entire world Tour on April 2.

While tickets for his Boston demonstrates bought out speedily, there are however tickets accessible on resale web pages this sort of as Vivid Seats, Ticketmaster and Stubhub.

The comedian will then journey to much more than 30 cities for the North American leg of his tour, which marks the to start with time in 5 years that the comic will conduct new content across the country.

Rock presently has 38 dates scheduled for the tour, hitting significant towns these as Las Vegas, Denver, Oakland, Seattle, New York, Chicago and Toronto.

After Boston, he will head to the Borgata Lodge On line casino & Spa in Atlantic Town for two demonstrates, ahead of wrapping up at Los Angeles’s Dolby Theatre on November 17.

Rock was smacked by Smith in the encounter with an open hand who also shouted vulgarities soon after the comedian made a joke about his spouse Jada Pinkett Smith’s hairstyle.

Pinkett Smith is battling the autoimmune ailment alopecia, which can bring about hair loss and balding.

Prior to the trade, Rock was roasting some of the nominees and, just after mentioning Smith, who received the award for King Richard, claimed of his spouse, “Jada, I adore you. ‘G.I. Jane II,’ just can’t hold out to see it.”

He was referring to the 1997 film G.I. Jane starring actress Demi Moore, who shaved her head for the position.

Smith then walked on phase to Rock, who had his arms driving his back again when Smith threw an open up hand at his face that made an audible smack.

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