Ticket sales for Chris Rock's live stand-up comedy tour has seen a huge boost this week following the comedian being slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars.

After making a joke about Smith's wife Jada Pinkett-Smith at the 94th Academy Awards, Rock was on the receiving end of a slap as Smith walked up to him on the stage.

Now, however, that incident seems to have paid off in his favour.

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As reported by The Independent, ticket marketplace site TickPick has tweeted that it sold more tickets to Rock’s tour in the night following the Oscars than it did in the entire month preceding.

It was also reported that individual ticket prices had surged from $46 (£35) to $411 (£314) for the cheapest seats available as of Monday evening (March 28), an increase of almost 800%.

Rock will perform in more than 30 cities across the U.S. as well as London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds in the UK in May for his Ego Death tour.

How to get tickets for Chris Rock's UK tour

Tickets for all four venues Rock will be performing at in the UK in May can be purchased via the Ticketmaster website.

His gig at the Royal Albert Hall in London has low availability, but the other three still have a good number of seats left.

Thursday, May 12 - Royal Abert Hall, London

Friday, May 13 - Utilita Arena, Birmingham

Saturday, May 14 - First Direct Arena, Leeds

Sunday, May 15 - AO Arena, Manchester