How ‘Saturday Night Live’ Addressed The Oscars Slap Controversy In 1st New Episode Since The Incident
etcanada.com“Saturday Night Live” returned over the weekend with a whole lot of material, thanks to Will Smith’s actions at this year’s Oscars.
Many expected the slap heard ’round the world to be the primary focus of the night’s cold open — although the show instead opted to for politically-focused sketch that only touched on the slap, via James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump.
However, first-time host Jerrod Carmichael made sure to address the elephant in the room in his hilarious debut monologue. Additionally, Michael Che and Colin Jost didn’t hold back while mocking the controversy during Weekend Update.
And then there was the sketch that took fans back to the night in question with an up close and personal look at what it was like for the people around Smith during the altercation.
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