Jerry Seinfeld just unwrapped a star-studded (and slapstick) spoof that he had planned to include in his recent directorial debut. without freezing.
During an appearance on Wednesday’s (May 8) episode of Dana Carvey and David Spade. Fly on the wall On the podcast, Seinfeld teased that he wanted to imitate Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars in his new Pop Tart look, according to Entertainment Weekly.
“The other thing I wanted to do, and I almost did, was Chris Rock was going to emcee the Bowl and Spoon Awards,” he shared. “We filmed it right after Will Smith’s slap, and I was going to have someone come up on stage and Chris hit them when they got there.”
However, Seinfeld said Rock was “not ready to act” and, like those who saw the new movie, the role of host of the Kelloggs-sponsored awards ceremony went to Cedric the Entertainer.
“[Rock] “I was still a little shaken by that event,” he explained. “But that was the scene it was going to be. But Cedric saved the day. “I love Cedric.”
After Seinfeld asked the Saturday night live To the students for their opinion on whether or not the part would have been funny, Carvey responded, “Without the Will Smith thing, I think it’s funny.”
“It’s like there was still a kind of residual darkness around that moment,” he continued.
Seinfeld added: “Yeah, isn’t that what attracts us more than anything else? Residual darkness?
In the end, Seinfeld noted, “I don’t know if it would have worked. “It was an idea.”
The film still featured a host of celebrities in wild comedic bits, including a mad Men reunion with series stars Jon Hamm and John Slattery reprising their original roles, and Hugh Grant as Thurl Ravenscroft (as Tony the Tiger) storming the Kellogg’s building.
However, Seinfeld made headlines last month after claiming that “the movie business is over” just before the release of his film.
“Cinema does not occupy the pinnacle of the social and cultural hierarchy that it did for most of our lives,” he said. GQ. “When a movie came out, if it was good, we all went to see it. We all discuss it. We quote lines and scenes that we liked. “Now we’re walking through a fire hose, just trying to see.”
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