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#27: writing comedy and getting slapped in the face for it

Posted in: 2022 Posted on March 29, 2022March 25, 2023 Posted in: Chris Rock, comedy, Will Smith, writing
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Wayne makes some comments about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock during the Academy Awards ceremony, and extrapolates to talk about art in general and how it is separate from real life.

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