Jimmy Kimmel is making fun of Sen. Katie Britt at the Oscars for the Alabama Republican's widely ridiculed State of the Union rebuttal.
The late-night TV host appeared on the stage at the 96th Oscars with a series of quick and funny remarks mostly targeted at the Hollywood celebrities present at the Los Angeles ceremony.th annual Oscars on Sunday with a series of rapid-fire wisecracks mostly aimed at the Hollywood stars in attendance at the Los Angeles ceremony.
But in an otherwise politics-free monologue, Kimmel made a dig at Britt, without specifically mentioning the lawmaker.
Talking about Emma Stone's Oscar-nominated role in the movie, "Poor Things," Kimmel mentioned that the actress portrays "an adult woman with the brain of a child."
“Just like the lady who gave the response to the State of the Union,” Kimmel joked, prompting laughter from the audience.
Britt was widely criticized on social media — and skewered on “Saturday Night Live” with Scarlett Johansson impersonating her — for what detractors dubbed a “melodramatic” response to President Biden's State of the Union address on Thursday.
Kimmel, a frequent critic of former President Trump, had told CNN prior to his Oscars hosting role that he might include a political dig in his monologue “at the last minute” at the awards show, depending on the news cycle.
