Jon Stewart Pulls Off "Rebound" from Previous Oscar Hosting Gig
Hey gang, did you see the Oscars last night hosted by our very own Jon Stewart? If you didn't, you're not alone Рthe 80th Academy Awards was the Least Watched Ceremony Evar (we assume in the Nielsen era). Blame it on the writers' strike, the gloom of No Country for Grandma/There Will Be Milkshake Memes as the frontrunning pictures . . . but you can't say ol' Jonnie Stew didn't give it a good try. Reactions range from the New Orleans Time-Picayune's ("Stewart delivered a confident, frisky — elegant, almost — performance that echoed and at times rivaled Oscar’s best-ever hosts, from Bob Hope to Johnny Carson to Billy Crystal") and BBC's ("this time he was sparkling") gushing to Salon.com's snipe that "Jon Stewart didn't get a laugh all evening long."
We'll just leave a couple of our favorites Jon quips so you can judge for yourself:
On the current political climate and how it relates to Hollywood reality: "Normally when you see a black man or a woman president, an asteroid is
about to hit the Statue of Liberty."
On in-house entertainment: "In case you're wondering what we all do here during the commercial
breaks, mostly we just sit around making catty remarks about the
outfits you're wearing at home."
Summarizing the plot of "Away From Her" starring Julie Christie: "It was a moving story of a woman who forgets her own husband. Hillary Clinton called it the feel-good movie of the year."
Especially considering the shortened work schedule, I thought it was a job well done. Perhaps the Academy will consider Stephen Colbert for follow-up duties next year . . .
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