I have zero confidence in blind sources from a blog post, which — let’s face it — is what EW is now.
On Mon, Mar 28, 2022 at 5:52 PM Brad Beam <[email protected]> wrote: > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Kevin M. > > *>*I have not worked the Oscars, but I’ve worked nearly every other > awards show, and been in or around the writers room for those. True, a > comic might submit a joke or two if he/she is presenting, but it is rare > and extremely rare that a joke is not rehearsed multiple times before the > live show. I’ll reach out to Bruce Vilanch on his Facebook, as he has > years of direct experience in those writers rooms. But I would say at the > very least there was collaboration between the room and Rock. > > > > *Entertainment Weekly *is reporting that the joke was not in the original > script. (The article sorta loses focus from there, ending with Aunt Viv I > supporting the slap.) > > > https://ew.com/awards/oscars/chris-rock-jada-pinkett-smith-joke-not-in-oscars-script/ > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/001001d84307%2453d241b0%24fb76c510%24%40suddenlink.net > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/001001d84307%2453d241b0%24fb76c510%24%40suddenlink.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4Ct_YV%3DEOz9t9Vn4-Nu2JZTo%3D-z5dV1MxJxdqJt3x%2B-Bw%40mail.gmail.com.
