Leslie Jones has had a difficult summer. In August, hackers broke into the comedian and actress’s iCloud account, stealing private information and photos – including a copy of her passport, Twitter password, and nude selfies – which were then posted onto her personal website.

The cyber-attack marked the culmination of months of horrifying online abuse faced by Jones, who has been relentlessly targeted by trolls ever since she appeared in the all-female remake of Ghostbusters in July. Much of the abuse the actress and comedian has encountered has been explicitly racist, prompting many observers, including Katy Perry, to condemn it as an example of misogynoir.

At the Emmy Awards on Sunday, Jones publicly addressed the abuse for the first time. And – fittingly, for a brilliant comedian who first found fame on Saturday Night Live – she was able to joke about it.

Leslie Jones hits back at online abuse in Emmys skit