Chet Hanks, a rapper and the son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, summoned his finest imitation of the Joker throughout an interview with “Showtime” comic Ziwe Fumudoh on her present.
A clip of the interview on the comic’s TikTok account exhibits Hanks reciting actor Heath Ledger’s traces in “The Darkish Knight” when Ledger portrayed the long-lasting character.
“Do I appear to be a man with a plan?” Hanks says whereas sitting on a yoga ball.
He speedily jumps into different traces from the clownish villain.
“R.I.P. Heath,” Hanks later provides.
All through the impression, Ziwe doesn’t say a phrase and seems surprised.
“I didn’t ask [Hanks] to impersonate the [Joker] and but,” the clip’s caption reads.
Hanks later musters up an impression of Denzel Washington in “American Gangster” and offers a shout-out to Washington’s son John David Washington.
You possibly can watch the clip, featured in Ziwe’s self-titled “Showtime” collection, beneath.
Ziwe additionally teased different clips from the interview on TikTok, together with one the place she requested if Hanks needed to apologize to “any marginalized communities.”
Hanks has confronted criticism for utilizing Patois on social media, like in a 2020 Instagram video shot from the Golden Globes crimson carpet.
“BIG UP FIMI WHOL FAMILY SOON COM AT DI AWARDS NA SEEN 🔥 🔥 🔥 CHUNE IN,” Hanks’ caption reads.
Hanks defended his pretend accent on the social network Clubhouse in 2020, BuzzFeed reported.
In his interview with Ziwe, Hanks mentioned he didn’t really feel that he’s “really” accomplished something “offensive.”
“You don’t see it as cultural appropriation; you see it as a celebration of tradition?” Ziwe requested.
“After which it’s like social justice warriors can like, go kick rocks,” Ziwe added.
“Yeah. Yeah. Yeah,” Hanks replied.
Ziwe met Hanks’ reply with a fast “no remark” and “obtained it” earlier than he reaffirmed: “Social justice warriors can kick rocks.”
Ziwe’s interview with Hanks aired lower than a month after his look on the FX comedy collection “Atlanta.”
In an obvious reference to his real-life accent controversy, Hanks appeared with a butchered, half-baked accent from Trinidad and Tobago within the episode “Trini 2 De Bone.”
