Benedict Cumberbatch Reading R. Kelly Lyrics Is As Amazing As It Sounds
The 'Sherlock' star turns up the heat on 'Kimmel' by reciting some of R. Kelly's 'Genius' lyrics.
R. Kelly's got Benedict Cumberbatch like "La la la la la."
On Wednesday night, both the sex-sational crooner and the silver-tongued star of "Sherlock" were guests on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" -- the former to promote his upcoming [article id="1717951"]Black Panties[/article] album, and the latter to hype the fact he voices Smaug in "The Hobbit" -- and Kimmel had the brilliant idea to combine their essences into one singular, super-special sketch:
Have Benedict Cumberbatch read lines from R. Kelly's "Genuis."
Yes, it happened. And yes, it's as amazing as you'd imagine -- especially the part when Benedict promises "I'ma hit that thing again" -- so, if you haven't seen it yet, well, you're welcome:
