Richard Ayoade pokes fun at Will Smith’s Oscars slap during BAFTAs Awards

Richard Ayoade made a joke about Will Smith’s Oscars slap while hosting the 2022 BAFTA TV Awards.

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Ayoade said: “BAFTA is celebrating 75 years at the heart of our industry, even though industries don’t have hearts.

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“In 1955, there were only six categories.

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Barely enough time to get up from your seat and slap someone before the whole ceremony would be over.”

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Do not worry your overly-filmed heads, I’m not going to use your faces as punchlines or punchbags, you’ve suffered enough.

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No-one works harder than us, apart from people in other professions.

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Smith has since resigned from The Academy and been restricted from attending the Oscars for 10 years after the incident.

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Recently Chris join Dave Chappelle on a show and said, “I got smacked by the softest n**** that ever rapped”.

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