After 44 years as a late-night comedy staple, “Saturday Night Live” knows a thing or two about recruiting the right hosts (or not) to oversee a real-time event where anything can happen. Of course, they would do a sketch where a range of possible celebrity emcees throw their jokes and random thoughts into the ring to see what happens. They ranged from this week’s host Matt Damon nailing Chris Hemsworth and Matthew McConaughey and Kate McKinnon doing her usual spot-on job while impersonating Michelle Wolf and Ellen DeGeneres. Roseanne Barr, Tiffany Haddish, Kayne West and Sarah Silverman also made pitches.
Meanwhile, Oprah Winfrey — whose film debut in 1985’s “The Color Purple” earned her a supporting actress nod — had a one-word answer when she was asked by TMZ if she would host the Academy Awards if asked: “No.”
See‘Saturday Night Live’: 14 entertainers audition to host the Oscars, including Kanye West,...
Meanwhile, Oprah Winfrey — whose film debut in 1985’s “The Color Purple” earned her a supporting actress nod — had a one-word answer when she was asked by TMZ if she would host the Academy Awards if asked: “No.”
See‘Saturday Night Live’: 14 entertainers audition to host the Oscars, including Kanye West,...
- 12/17/2018
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
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