Live entertainment is a bit of a tightrope act. People are paid to be quick on their feet, to be engaging, to be able to say the right thing and keep the show moving.
Around 99.99% of the time, this goes off without a hitch, but that .01% … yeesh. I speak from experience – I've been doing live FM talk radio for a decade, and every so often, my mouth gets out ahead of my brain. I've cursed on the show before, and then have to reach for the “dump” button to initiate a delay. I've said things that could be construed as … well, politically incorrect. I've been dumb.
Even the most seasoned professionals with a microphone on their lapel and a camera in front of them can bungle the assignment. Perhaps no assignment was bungled more famously than by longtime New York news anchor Ernie Anastos. (Clip below NSFW, and when you watch it a second time – and you will – note the reaction of the co-anchor.)
My point: Rece Davis, I forgive you. For this and other reasons.