Bafta TV Awards 2022: Richard Ayoade makes joke about Will Smith slap in opening monologue

Richard Ayoade, the host of the 2022 Bafta TV Awards, wasted no time in making a joke about Will Smith’s Oscars slap as the ceremony began tonight (8 May).

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

It’s been over a month since Smith struck Chris Rock at the Academy Awards after the comedian made a joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith, which alluded to her shaved head.