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‘Slow Horses’ Writer Will Smith Pokes Fun At Namesake’s Oscar Slap In Emmy Speech


'Slow Horses' writer Will Smith addresses actor Will Smith's Oscar Slap controversy in his Emmy acceptance speech.

A surprised Will Smith, the veteran British comedy writer-producer who created and executive produces/showruns Apple TV+’s Slow Horses, started off his speech accepting the Emmy for Writing For a Drama Series by addressing what was on the minds of many TV viewers and ceremony attendees when his name was announced as a winner. Slow Horses ‘ Will Smith went on to thank author Mick Herron, on whose Slough House books the Apple TV+ spy thriller series is based. He also acknowledged the streamer’s Europe boss Jay Hunt, his team of writers.

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