In his recent Saturday Night Live monologue, British actor Benedict Cumberbatch joked about the controversial Oscars incident where Will Smith slapped Chris Rock for making a joke about Will’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith. Cumberbatch said, “ I really am thrilled to be back hosting ‘Saturday Night Live’. It’s been a really fun, great week.”
He said, “I have to be honest, though, because most of the sketch writers pitched me sketches every day, and most were about Doctor Strange - which is great, I love the guy, I love playing the character ... but I have been in other films.” He joked that Lorne Michaels - the executive producer of Saturday Night Live - asked him what other films he’d appeared in, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
The actor added: “I said, ‘Well, like The Power of the Dog. And he said, ‘Nobody saw it.’ I said, ‘Come on, man, I was nominated for an Oscar for that.’ I mean, I didn’t win. I was beat by Will Smith.” He then added: “No, not physically! Not physically!”Smith smacked Rock during the Oscars ceremony, after the stand-up comedian made a joke about his wife. The Hollywood star subsequently described his behaviour as ‘shocking, painful, and inexcusable’.