Or it's just comedians being comedians. They talk about what the hot topic is. Its no different when Will slapped Chris. Hell you can go all the way back to when Justin pulled Janet's lace off at the superbowl. Jokes are jokesMike Epps got lucky as far as his career. He has a current sitcom, and threatening gunplay at somebody on social media could definitely have gotten him pulled from the show.
These comedians reaching for stimulus package for careers is sad. A real comedian could write a bit that capitalizes on the controversy without insulting anybody.
Instead, taking the lazy writer way and baiting a rising star to mention them.