Comedian Jon Stewart to host Oscars: report Wed Sep 12, 2:03 AM ET



LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Jon Stewart will host the Academy Awards next February, the New York Times reported on its Web site on Tuesday.

Stewart, 44, previously hosted Hollywood's top honors in 2006. This year's Oscar show was hosted by Ellen DeGeneres.

The New York Times report was sourced to two unidentified insiders, who said an official announcement would be made on Wednesday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group that hands out the Oscars. An academy spokeswoman was not available for comment.

The 80th annual Academy Awards will take place in Hollywood on February 24.

Stewart hosts the "The Daily Show," an influential, Emmy-winning "fake" news show that airs on the Comedy Central cable network.


i'm surprised at this! although i really like him, i didn't think he was a very good host

I think he was well-reviewed as the host though. I thought he was good.

I thought it was more like 50/50 for him, but if he's coming back then obviously he did well enough 2 years ago. "Its hard out there for a pimp."

I'd much rather have Jon Stewart hosting than Billy Crystal. I don't even watch the Oscars anymore, so I could really give a flying fuck.

I'd like to see Colbert

hmmm...good call...i was thinking more along the lines of Lewis Black

Either of those two would be really good.

The oscars have become such a joke, Perez Hilton should host the stupid event.

Do you mean Paris Hilton?

Perez Hilton? Great idea, get my gun.

I'd see that shit on PPV, really.

Hmm. He was pretty mediocre last time, I thought.

colbert would be hilarious.

i'm not sure if this happens, but they need to have the daily show writers writing the stuff for the oscars.

They will be. They being Jon Stewart.