[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

my first reaction was that it was staged, then i saw Will was pretty angry. I bet Ricky G was glad he wasnt hosting it

Difference is I don't actually think Ricky would have made a joke like that. He does go close to the bone but his jokes are better thought out than that. That one was just mean spirited and not even funny either

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Difference is I don't actually think Ricky would have made a joke like that. He does go close to the bone but his jokes are better thought out than that. That one was just mean spirited and not even funny either

If you look at the awards ceremonies where Ricky Gervais has been roasting people, he tends to mostly "punch up" (or seemingly up, it's more sideways as he is also very rich ) but he's usually taking aim at their wealth/status/how seriously they take themselves etc... I can even see him taking the piss out of DELIBRATE style/image choice... but I don't think he'd comment on something that was a result of a medical condition. Like you *can* do it but you'd only ever do it with someone you know very well, and who you are very sure will find it funny. e.g. I have a friend who has Type 1 diabetes, I've known him forever (since long before he was even diagnosed) and we've ALWAYS made "diabetes related" jokes. But I wouldn't make the same jokes with a random aquaintance or co-worker .

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

If you look at the awards ceremonies where Ricky Gervais has been roasting people, he tends to mostly "punch up" (or seemingly up, it's more sideways as he is also very rich ) but he's usually taking aim at their wealth/status/how seriously they take themselves etc... I can even see him taking the piss out of DELIBRATE style/image choice... but I don't think he'd comment on something that was a result of a medical condition. Like you *can* do it but you'd only ever do it with someone you know very well, and who you are very sure will find it funny. e.g. I have a friend who has Type 1 diabetes, I've known him forever (since long before he was even diagnosed) and we've ALWAYS made "diabetes related" jokes. But I wouldn't make the same jokes with a random aquaintance or co-worker .

Yes absolutely agree.

As a side note I'm not condoning Will hitting Chris Rock btw, he absolutely should not have put his hands on him

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yes absolutely agree.

As a side note I'm not condoning Will hitting Chris Rock btw, he absolutely should not have put his hands on him

I haven't heard Rock's "jokes" as yet ,I know he slated Smith's wife though.

But I wouldn't be surprised if this was a little staged, just seems peculiar how last year's Oscars was classed as the most "boring'' ,and this year's was again called 'underwhelming' until Will Smith HIT Chris Rock in his face.

After it happened didn't Rock say "this is the best show" . Or something to that effect ,so he probably enjoyed winding Smith up. And now it's the most talked about award show for all the wrong reasons.

But then saying that we all know how these comedians at these award shows like to push the boundaries, Rock has no filter plus Smith is a loose cannon. So whether alcohol was involved aswell ... Most likely.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Difference is I don't actually think Ricky would have made a joke like that. He does go close to the bone but his jokes are better thought out than that. That one was just mean spirited and not even funny either

Yes Ricky would not pick on a Wife
with a Condition.