The infamous Oscars slap has gone down in history as one of the most sensational events in Hollywood that would be remembered for ages. Jerry Seinfeld recently revealed that he had all plans of cashing in on the moment by turning it into a parody at the Unfrosted’s Bowl and Spoon Awards.
The infamous 2022 Oscars incident involving Chris Rock and Will Smith would have been re-enacted by Rock himself as per Seinfeld’s plan. He initially envisioned Rock hosting the fake awards show and creating a parody of the Oscars slap. However, the idea was scrapped after he approached Rock for the same. Here’s what happened.
Jerry Seinfeld Reveals Why His Plan For An Oscars Slap Parody Was Scrapped
Recently speaking on Dana Carvey and David Sapde’s ‘Fly on the Wall’ podcast, Jerry Seinfeld opened up about his previous plans of creating a parody of the infamous Oscars slap. However, he said that when he approached Chris Rock to enact it, the actor wasn’t quite ready to tackle that moment so soon after the incident.
“The other thing I wanted to do, that I almost did, was Chris Rock was gonna be the emcee of the Bowl and Spoon Awards,” Seinfeld said during the podcast. “We shot that right after the Will Smith slap, and I was gonna have somebody come up on the stage and have Chris punch them out,” he added.
After the idea was scrapped, Cedric the Entertainer stepped in as the host for the awards show. The scene that was instead enacted on stage poked fun at corporate awards ceremonies. With Kellogg’s being the sponsor of the event, the jokes were directed at the company winning all the awards over its rival, Post.
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Jerry Seinfeld Says He Wanted To Make Use Of The “Residual Darkness” Associated With The Oscar Slap
During the podcast conversation with hosts Dana Carvey and David Sapde, Jerry Seinfeld asked them whether it would have been a good idea to get the parody across. “Without the Will Smith thing, I think it’s funny,” Carvey said. “It’s just sort of, there’s still kind of a residual darkness around that moment.”
“Yeah, isn’t that what we’re attracted to more than anything? Residual darkness?” Seinfeld said. “I don’t know if it would have worked,” he added.
Carvey then suggested Chris’s willingness to do it plays the key role here. “If Chris is there and wants to do it, you get it,” Carvey added. “You can always trim it. Always get the shot.”
Though he did not accept Seinfeld’s request for a parody right away, Rock eventually did address the Oscars moment during his Netflix comedy special, ‘Selective Outrage’, where he compared his career to Smith’s.
“He’s in movies with his shirt off. If I’m in a movie getting open heart surgery, I got on a sweater. He trained and played Muhammad Ali, I played Pookie in New Jack City. We are not the same!” Rock said toward the end of his set on the show. “Even in animated movies, I’m a zebra, he’s a f—ing shark.”
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