Speaking at an Emmy preview event in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, the SNL comedian commented on the notorious physical altercation between Oscars presenter Chris Rock and Will Smith, as well as the dangers of ‘roasting’ at award events in general.
“I believe a good comic should be informed,” Thompson stated. “I mean, I’m not calling Chris a poor comedian; he simply wasn’t necessarily conscious of the circumstances, so lumping him into that discourse isn’t fair.” But, in general, those roast-y types require caution, since there is a way to poke fun at somebody without offending them, like for real. I don’t believe that insult gets us anywhere as a society.”
Thompson plans to make sure everyone gets and enjoys the joke when he takes the stage at the Microsoft Theater on Monday night, the Emmys’ first visit to that venue since the outbreak.
