And the Oscar (MC) Goes To...

If the Oscar organizers thought Chris Rock was a little too political as host of the 2005 Oscar show, they've certainly calmed nerves inside the Beltway by choosing that harbinger of understated (ahem) political commentary and muted (cough! cough!) personal commentary: Comedy Central's Jon Stewart. His choice ranks among BlogPulse's top news stories today (No. 2) and puts Stewart himself ("who? moi????" you can hear him asking) at No. 4 among the most-blogged-about people of the day. "One very good reason to watch the Oscars," nods Twitchfilm.net, calling Stewart perhaps the best MC choice since comedian Steve Martin filled in. In a play on The Daily Show's own award-winning "Indecision 2004" political coverage, Metafilter calls it like it sees it: Decision 2006. Of course, Stewart himself ("star" of many bombs) had the choicest reaction: "As an avid watcher of the Oscars, I can't help but be a little disappointed with the choice."

Posted by Sue MacDonald at January 6, 2006 05:35 PM

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