During his SNL monologue over the weekend, Dr Strange actor Benedict Cumberbatch made a joke about being beat up by Will Smith.
At first the monologue started off innocently.
“I am thrilled to be back hosting Saturday Night Live. It’s been a really fun, great week,” he said. “I’ve got to be honest though because most of the sketch writers this week, they pitched me sketches every day, and most were about Doctor Strange. It’s great. I love the guy. I love playing the character. The film’s doing really well—but I have been in other films.”
He then said, “I said, ‘C’mon, man, I was nominated for an Oscar for that. I didn’t win. I was beat by Will Smith. Not physically. Not physically.”
Smith received a 10 year ban from the academy after he slapped Chris Rock live on air. Rock joked that he was slapped by the “softest” man to ever rap.
