Saturday Night Live ROASTS Will Smith Over Oscars Slap! Highlights HERE!
03.04.2022 - 19:45
/ perezhilton.com
Saturday Night Live came back from its hiatus with a bang (and a slap)!
The sketch comedy show’s latest episode saw comedian Jerrod Carmichael take the helm as host and rapper Gunna serve as the musical guest over the weekend. And of course, SNL could not help but absolutely roast Will Smith for infamously slapping Chris Rock on the Oscars stage several times on the episode, from the cold open and opening monologue to the “Weekend Update” and a hilarious sketch.
Kicking off the night, the show began with a Fox and Friends parody that included a call from James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump, whom the co-hosts asked if he had seen the slap. And his answer? Well, he just kept on referring to Will as his 2005 romantic comedy Hitch:
Yikes! Ch-ch-check it out (below):
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Following the cold open, Jerrod stepped onto the Studio 8H stage for his debut monologue and devoted most of it to mocking the drama. And let’s just say, he made it clear that he was sick and tired of the endless discourse that has popped up in its wake. Without ever mentioning Will, Chris, or the word “slap,” the 34-year-old actor said:
While Jerrod initially decided not to talk about the whole thing, SNL head honcho Lorne Michaels asked him to discuss it as “the nation needs to heal.” Watch his hilarious debut monologue (below):
As we mentioned before, the jokes over the slap didn’t end there! During the “Weekend Update” segment, hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost did NOT hold back, completely tearing into the 53-year-old for smacking Chris. Colin, who is married to Scarlett Johansson, joked that Will set “a terrible precedent for having to defend your wife at award shows.” He also likened the