Why Chris Rock Didn’t Want To Parody Will Smith Oscars Slap For Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘Unfrosted’ Revealed

Okay, imagine it’s 2022 again and the slap that took over the internet for months and got memed dozens of times is making a comeback. But unfortunately, it’s not and Chris Rock was reportedly too “shook” to re-enact the infamous slap that was heard around the world.

Jerry Seinfield – Opens Up About Wanting Chris Rock To Parody The Oscars Slap

During a recent interview on the “Fly on the Wall” podcast, Seinfield reportedly revealed that he had asked Chris Rock to parody the Oscars slap on his directorial debut ‘Unfrosted,’ but that the comedian turned the offer down.

“The other thing I wanted to do that I almost did was Chris Rock was going to be the emcee of the Bowl & Spoon Awards — and we shot that right after the Will Smith slap,” Seinfeld explained. “I was going to have somebody come up on the stage and have Chris punch ’em out as they got there.”

However good the idea might have sounded, Rock just wasn’t up to perform. “He was a little shook from that event. That was what that scene was going to be, but Cedric saved the day. I love Cedric.”

Seinfield then asked co-hosts Spade, 59, and Carvey, 68, whether the bit would have been funny today if Rock had agreed and gone through with it.

“Without the Will Smith thing, I think it’s funny,” Carvey responded. “There’s still kind of a residual darkness around that moment.”

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“Isn’t that we’re attracted to more than anything, residual darkness?” Seinfeld said, before adding, “I don’t know if it would have worked. It was an idea.”

‘Unfrosted’ is said to be loosely based on the true story of the creation of Pop-Tarts. The movie is set in 1963 – a great many years before the Oscars slap took place – and will revolve around the rivalry existing between cereal companies Kellogg’s and Post as they compete on who should have the first breakfast pastry hit the market.

Apart from directing, Seinfield also stars in the movie, alongside “Little Mermaid’s” Melissa McCarthy, Jim Gaffigan, Max Greenfield, Hugh Grant and Amy Schumer.

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