The slap of the century was unpacked by late night hosts on Monday night, and each comedian reacted pretty much exactly the way we’d expect them to.
As the world was still trying to process Will Smith striking Chris Rock across the face on stage at the 2022 Oscars, each host took a different approach on how to cover it. Jimmy Kimmel opted for a more direct style, recapping the entire ordeal on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Related: Inside Will & Jada’s ‘Serious Conversation’ & Rollercoaster Night Together After The Slap Kimmel kept it light as he sprinkled in jabs toward Will, like joking that the King Richard star might be waiting for the Academy in the parking lot if he doesn’t get invited back to the ceremony. Stephen Colbert wasn’t afraid to go even harder on The Late Show, making digs at not just Will, but his movies, calling those films the worst thing the actor’s done aside from the slap.
Colbert also took aim at Oscars producers for letting the star give a long acceptance speech without consequence. On Late Night, Seth Meyers let one of his writers, Amber Ruffin, take the wheel — honestly pretty smart (also, she’s GREAT).
Amber detailed the terror of watching the s**tshow unfold in a poetic, theatrical monologue that should be its own one-woman show. James Corden took a very James Corden-y approach to tackling the event: he did it in song!
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