Comedian Jerrod Carmichael has moved to SNL Studios to begin hosting duties on the new episode of Saturday Night Live and monologue He was entirely devoted to Will Smith-Chris Rock’s Oscar slap, but he deliberately did his best not to mention it by name. Carmichael says he wasn’t planning on mentioning it at all, but series creator Lorne Michaels approached him and said he needed to “heal the nation,” which sent him another sermon about how he’s not famous enough for such a task. He ended his monologue by addressing the camera directly and pleading with President Barack Obama to “talk about it,” a slap, because “the nation needs to heal.”
“I’ve talked about it enough,” Carmichael said at the start of his talk. “Keep talking about it, keep thinking about it, I don’t want to talk about it. Do you want to talk about it? Aren’t you tired of talking about it? Isn’t that kind of crazy, it’s like we’ve been talking about it for a long time.” This will really blow your mind. Can you bleed… It’s been six days. Six days. This happened a week ago. Doesn’t it seem like it happened years ago? Does it sound like it happened while we were all in high school? “
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The incident between Rock and Smith occurred during the Oscars last Sunday night, a point of contention for Carmichael who couldn’t believe we were still talking about it almost a week later. During the ceremony, the comedian told a joke on account of Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. It seems Rock’s comment about Pinkett Smith’s haircut wasn’t cool in the room, but the atmosphere completely changed when Smith walked onto the stage and started a physical altercation. Smith went on to win the Best Actor Oscar that night as he apologized to the Academy during his speech but did not address Rock by name; He later released a public statement apologizing to Rock as well, with the latest story update being that Smith had resigned his membership from the Academy.
“I am heartbroken,” Smith wrote in his statement, confirming his resignation from the academy. “I want to refocus on those who deserve attention for their accomplishments and allow the Academy to return to the incredible work they are doing to support creativity and art in filmmaking. Therefore, I am resigning from membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and will accept any other consequences the Board deems appropriate. Change takes time and I am committed to doing the work to ensure that violence is never again allowed to transcend reason.”
Carmichael made headlines earlier this week after his new comedy special on HBO Max, RuthanielThe comedian has publicly appeared as gay. Carmichael told the audience at the special (H/T diverse). “I’ve rebelled against it all my life. I thought I’d never get out. At many points I thought I’d rather die than face the reality of it, to actually tell it to people. Because I know it changes some people’s perceptions of me. I can’t control that.”
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