Trevor Noah joked about how the comedy industry had changed in the aftermath of Will Smith’s slapgate incident at the Oscars during his segment at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
Trevor Noah Expresses His Worries About Making Jokes At The White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner-‘We All Saw What Happened At The Oscars’
The annual dinner is held in order to raise money towards journalistic initiatives, and in the process of doing so, make jokes at the expense of the current US President. Although that may be the case, the talk show host recognised that comedy has become a touchy subject.
With that being said, Trevor chuckled at how he had reservations about speaking at the event. In his comments, he said: “It is risky making jokes these days. I mean, we all saw what happened at the Oscars.”
Trevor does have some experience in this regard, even if it was not as outlandish as what Will had done towards Chris Rock. Trevor had recently criticised Kanye West on the basis of his treatment of his ex Kim Kardashian following the rapper’s series of social media outbursts against the reality star and her lover Pete Davidson.Â
This resulted in Kanye West responding by directing a racial slur towards Trevor, which had gotten the rapper an Instagram ban for 24-hours. And as anything can happen at a given moment, Trevor had justifiable reasons for feeling a little apprehensive.
He added: “I’ve actually been a little worried about tonight.What if I make a really mean joke.” Despite Trevor’s comments, people on social media were not convinced by his comedic ability.
In fact, they called him out on the basis that he would not be in the firing line like Chris had been simply because his material was not going to generate much reaction. One person wrote: “It’d be risky if Trevor Noah was even funny. He lands around one joke for every twenty.”
Whether you like Trevor or not, one thing for sure is that comedians should be allowed to express themselves fully without fear of reprisal. So there you have it folks. What did you think about this? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.Â
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