Did Oscars presenter Chris Rock steal Frankie Boyle’s joke?

Like most of the world, Dr Mumbo was glued to the Oscars in anticipation of watching Leonardo DiCaprio’s face if he didn’t win the best actor award.

And he much enjoyed host Chris Rock’s take on proceedings.

At one point, Rock wheeled out three Asian children and told the audience they were PwC’s voting auditors:

“If anybody’s upset about that joke, just tweet about it on your phone that was also made by these kids,” he then told the audience.

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