‘SNL’: Will Smith Oscars Slap Sketch, Seat Filler – Watch the video

Yes, you guessed it: Saturday Night Live A sketch of Chris Rock’s slap at the Oscars by Will Smith.

In the graphic — which you can watch above — host Jerrod Carmichael plays a seat filler at this year’s Oscars, who happens to have a seat next to Will Smith, played by Chris Reed. At first, the seat filler was excited to be seated next to a big star like Smith…but then Rock joked about Jada, and Smith walked up to the podium to slap him. Smith returned to his seat, indifferently asked the seat filler, “So where are you from?” He continued to have a polite conversation while yelling at Rock: “Keep my wife’s name out of your mouth!” When the seat filler phone rings, its ringtone is “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It,” and Smith dances happily: “It’s all normal, you all!”

Carmichael also saved the slap in opening monologue: “Can you believe it’s been six days? … Doesn’t it feel like it happened years ago? Doesn’t it feel like it happened when we were all in high school? Like, it feels like it happened somewhere between Jamiroquai and 9/11.” Additionally, out in the open, Donald Trump spoke of James Austin Johnson about the slap as well, referring to Smith as a “hitch”: “I saw the slap. I enjoyed the slap. I was very impressed with my butt.”

In case you missed it, at the Academy Awards last Sunday, Rock was presenting the award for Best Documentary Feature when he made a joke at the expense of Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith. Smith climbed onto the stage and rocked it swinging. “Wow, Will Smith hit the thing in me,” said Rock. Then Smith, returning to his seat, shouted from the audience, “Keep my wife’s name out of your mouth” and repeated it after Rock protested that the drilling was a joke.

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Later in the ceremony, Smith received an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Richard, the father of Venus and Serena Williams in the film. King Richard. Smith addressed the incident (albeit indirectly) in acceptance letterand apologies to the academy and to his fellow nominees—but, clearly, not to rockstar.

Since then Smith I apologize to Roc In a statement on Instagram, he said, “My behavior at the Oscars last night was unacceptable and unforgivable… I was out of line, and I was wrong.” he is too He resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences In the aftermath of the incident, though, he could still face further punishment from the academy. Jada Pinkett Smith She offered her mysterious statement On Tuesday, saying simply, “This is a season of healing and I’m here for it.”

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