How 'Saturday Night Live' Addressed the Oscars Slap Controversy in 1st New Episode Since the Incident

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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.Here's a roundup of how this week's dealt with the largest pop culture news story in recent memory.Carmichael plays an Oscars seat filler who is overjoyed to be sitting next to his Hollywood hero, Will Smith.

He asks for a self, which Smith cheerfully agrees to — until he hears a joke from Chris Rock on stage and excuses himself to slap the actor in the face.

The whole sketch plays out from the perspective of the horrified seat filler who doesn't know how to deal with the situation he has a front row seat for.Surprisingly, saved it's best Oscars comedy for later in the show, and used the Cold Open to address political developments during the time the show has been off for the past three weeks.