Talkback: After Billy Crystal's Tepid Turn, Who'd Increase the risk for Ultimate Oscar Host?

Many people available may have loved Billy Crystal's ninth outing as host in the Academy awards last evening, but his turn was as tepid as James Franco's 2011 "performance" was bizarre. Crystal's Oscars-designed song and dance routine? Dated. The weak banter and soft barbs at Hollywood's collected illuminati? Snoozeville. Thinking about the formerly and often great Very was upstaged with the night's random moments (Angelina Jolie's leg, J. Lo's boob, people Cirque du Soleil acrobats) and youthful, really funny presenters (the Bridesmaids crew and Emma Stone) you are prepared to start anew and refresh what's already known to as fussiest evening inside the film calendar. Basically: Who'd increase the risk for ultimate, charming, amusing, non-sucky Oscar host? Let's start by taking anyone who already situated the Oscars in the board, for freshness' sake including 2005 host Chris Rock, who provided last night's telecast getting a significantly-needed jolt of real talk hilarity while he presented Best Animated Feature. Or, say, Ellen Degeneres, Emmy-nominated on her behalf 2006 turn, who was simply nonetheless all over the tube Oscar evening in people movie-designed JC Penney ads. The tradition utilizing comics to host can be a historic the one that paid out off in spades fathers and moms of Bob Hope (who situated accurate documentation 18 shows). But nowadays probably the most daring, subversive stand-ups (read: the funny ones) run facing the stifling sense of decorum perpetuated with the older-skewing Academy it seems you may either come with an "edgier and more personal and much more personal" host who dares to push the envelope and attract the coveted youthful demographic -- Bieber alone can't work, even if the ill-advised blackface can get press -- otherwise you use a safe host who'll not get caught up and bore everyone to dying. In justness to Very, he was saddled by getting an awfully boring script. The pair of sparks of existence only showed up the odd ad-lib or because he roasted stars inside the audience, but even that devolved into easy mean jokes. (Leave Nick Nolte alone!) Another past Oscar trend wound up being to cast a slew of famous stars to host the evening -- charming personas who split hosting duties and attract diverse audiences. In 1974 it absolutely was the eclectic combination of John Huston, Burt Reynolds, David Niven, Diana Ross yearly later the Academy attracted on Sammy Davis Junior, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, and Shirley MacLaine. Why not obtain present just like a b --lister superteam to host? I'm not speaking Hathaway As Catwoman and James Franco, but George Clooney! Robert Downey Junior.! Sandra Bullock! Cute little Emma Stone, for goodness sake! However, maybe you'll find stars available who could reinvigorate the Oscars solo: The famous host the famous host oprah, for starters? The talk show titan was batted around a year ago just like a potential Oscar host for now-telecast co-producer Brett Ratner hired Eddie Murphy (who'd also probably prosper, if he'd return). I'd watch an entire telecast situated by Zach Galifianakis, even if it absolutely was a 3-hour parade of weirdness on componen along with his and may Ferrell's crash cymbals gag. Once the Academy's older membership and demographic understood who the hell he was, Louis C.K. might be fantastically entertaining. Then there's Sacha Baron Cohen... I'll change it for you, Movieliners -- who'd are a fantastic audience-getting, attention-holding non-snoozeworthy Oscar host... and would the Academy ever bite?