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Chris Rock Adds Second Pittsburgh Show

After being slapped on the Oscars, comedian and actor Chris Rock's popularity appears to have skyrocketed.

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Will Smith, right, hits presenter Chris Rock on stage while presenting the award for best documentary feature at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Will Smith, right, hits presenter Chris Rock on stage while presenting the award for best documentary feature at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

PITTSBURGH, PA — Chris Rock will spend an extra night in Pittsburgh this fall. Rock, famously slapped by Will Smith on last week's Academy Awards broadcast, has added a second performance at the Benedum Center in September.

Rock's show on Sept. 26 is sold out, according to the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust website. The second show will occur on Sept. 27.

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.

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