Chris Rock’s comedy tour ticket prices skyrocket after Will Smith's Oscar slap drama

Comedian Chris Rock, who was slapped by actor Will Smith on the Oscars 2022 stage, is seeing a surge in the sale and price of tickets for his upcoming stand-up show.

Taking to Twitter, online ticketing marketplace TickPick revealed that the company sold more tickets to the comedian’s tour than they did all of the past month.

The company also revealed that the price of the cheapest ticket on March 18 was $46 which has now increased to $411 since the Academy Awards drama.

The comedian will kick off his Ego Death World Tour on April 2, following a brief stop at Boston’s Wilbur Theatre beginning Wednesday.

Chris will travel to over 30 cities and 38 dates scheduled for his tour. He will perform in New York, Denver, Las Vegas, Seattle, Oakland, Toronto, and Chicago.

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During the 94th Academy Awards, Will Smith lost his cool after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's bald look at the awards ceremony.

Jada Pinkett Smith suffers from alopecia, an auto-immune disease that results in hair loss. The actor had publicly announced that she was shaving off her head due to the illness.