Jon Stewart will host this years Oscars!

[Rowdyboy]

http://oscarbeat.latimes.com/

But with the often barbed political humor of his nightly show on Comedy Central, Stewart seems to be a perfect fit for the Oscars in a year that saw the release of a large number of acclaimed movies with political and social leanings, including "Brokeback Mountain," "Good Night, and Good Luck, " "Crash," "Munich," "Syriana" and "The Constant Gardener."

Stewart, by the way, was born Jonathan Stewart Liebowitz. He once told "60 Minutes" that he dropped the name Liebowitz because it "sounded too Hollywood."

That should be fun, especially with "Brokeback"

[tuvor]

1. Their Neilsen ratings will go up by at least one viewer.

Excellent news!

[ClusterFreak]

2. Awesome!!

B-)

[dsc]

3. I literally can't wait

I would love to see Brokeback and Goodnight Good luck win some serious Oscars. Add in Stewart and it could be a great night indeed.

[stop the bleeding]

4. side question? when is that? n/t

[girl gone mad]

5. I'm not sure that even that will be enough...

to get me to watch.

Last year was like a trip to the dentist.

[SethInUpstateNY]

26. I have to agree with you about last year's show

As much I like Jon Stewart, I don't plan on watching this year's Oscars.
I think my least favorite part of the show last year, was the presenters standing in the aisles giving some of the awards to the winners. That just seemed incredibly tacky to me.

[Clark2008]

6. Too bad the Oscars suck and I hate awards shows.

eom

(Yes, I'm spewing bile tonight. I'm getting married in three days and my nerves are like lit fires. And, no, I'm not making the wrong decision - I hope - it's just I did when I was 27 and want to know I've actually learned from that mistake... WHEW. I need to go to the Lounge.)

[Cha]

16. Congratulations and all that

JAZZ! :toast:

[Clark2008]

19. And he has a nine-part series on Jazz by Ken Burns he downloaded.

That makes me nuts this week, too.

:rofl:

You're making me laugh - unknowingly.

Thanks!

:toast:

[Indykatie]

7. Fabulous Choice

Bet the ratings will go through the roof.

[Ksec]

8. Liebowitz?

No wonder he dropped it...Stewart will rock on that stage. Its perfect

:)

[Cha]

9. That's funny..I was just on

Comedy Central to find out if it was a new show tonight and I was idly wondering what Stewart's real last name was:)

I always watch the Oscars so this year will be even better!

[txindy]

10. Put your helmets on.

There are bound to be exploding freeper heads raining down all over the place when this news hits.

Pass the popcorn! :popcorn:

[asjr]

13. Concerned Women for America will be on this

immediately! The Oscar people will tell them where to relocate their bile.

[Ksec]

14. hehe now thats funny.

[NYC Liberal]

25. LOL! They hate the Oscars and Hollywood anyway no matter who

hosts. Remember when Whoopi Goldberg hosted?

I, however, will enjoy it immensely!

[NYCGirl]

11. He borrowed that "it sounded too Hollywood" from the late, great sage

Lenny Bruce. Bruce, who was born Leonard Alfred Schneider, used to tell people he changed his name because it "sounded too Hollywood." Stewart stole that from the best!

[Doctor_J]

12. Hopefully you mean Jon Stewart

This is John Stewart



Great songwriter, one of my heros, and a good Dem. But not a good emcee ;-)

[Rowdyboy]

24. Thankfully, I caught what you were saying before my editing period

expired so I was able to erase that embarrassing mistake. Many thanks for catching it for me! :thumbsup:

[orleans]

15. yeah, jon!

[Ilsa]

17. In that case, I'll watch. eom

[AntiCoup2K4]

18. Last year's ceremony seemed almost devoid of political content....

..probably the corporations and MPAA Nazis clamping down after Michael Moore's speech the year before that.

I don't see Jon putting up with that shit, and given the movies nominated, hopefully everyone will free to speak their minds again this time. And FUCK the 4 freeper plants in the audience who might be "booing".

[onenote]

20. so how long will it take the freepers to start screaming boycott!

[fishwax]

21. hooray!

[Zookeeper]

22. I'm a major Jon Stewart fan, however....

I do think he will "behave" himself. As much as I like him, I'm sometimes distressed at how easy he can be on RW sleazebags. I've never seen him be as hard on a guest as Letterman was on O'Reilly last night. (Good for Letterman!)

Of course, the Oscars have become so terminally tasteful that I'm reluctant to ever watch again. Bring back the tacky dance numbers and shockingly horrible gowns!

[FreedomAngel82]

23. That's great!

Congrats to Jon! He deserves it!