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Tina Fey on Hosting the Oscars: 'No Way'


The "Admission" star won raves as this year's Golden Globes co-host with Amy Poehler.

When Seth MacFarlane emceed this year's Oscars in his first-ever gig as host of the telecast, the Family Guy creator recruited William Shatner for a surprise appearance via satellite. Shatner, flashing in "from the future" to tell MacFarlane how he fared in the role, asked: "Why can't they get Tina and Amy to host?"

Cue audience laughter and and a flurry of tweets quoting Shatner. Which begs the question: following Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's widely acclaimed performance co-hosting the 2013 Golden Globes, couldn't they sign on to do the same for the Academy Awards next year?

In an interview with the Huffington Post, Fey dismisses the idea, saying: "I just feel like that gig is so hard. Especially for, like, a woman -- the amount of months that would be spent trying on dresses alone ... no way."
She says, however: "It's an honor to be Shatnered."


Fey recently wrapped up the final season of her critically beloved NBC series 30 Rock and will next be seen on the big screen in the comedy Admission opposite Paul Rudd. That film opens March 22.

As for MacFarlane, who received mixed reviews for his envelope-pushing turn as Oscar host, apparently has no plans to accept the position in 2014. "No way. Lotta fun to have done it though," he tweeted Tuesday.

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ljubavirakija 27th-Feb-2013 04:46 pm (UTC)
I'm not mad.

If she hosted, there would be so much hype prior to show that it wouldn't live up to the expectation
open0rclosed 27th-Feb-2013 04:50 pm (UTC)
this.
we_eat_coldcuts 27th-Feb-2013 04:46 pm (UTC)
This gig is basically a no win situation. Everyone is so fucking serious and humorless at this thing, it basically breeds an environment for the comedic host to fail.
mikachanyo 27th-Feb-2013 04:50 pm (UTC)
good. we dont need another Oscars with blackface anyways.
open0rclosed 27th-Feb-2013 04:50 pm (UTC)
I don't blame her. It's a thankless job and a lose/lose for every host. GGs are way more fun and less uptight.
aaameeting 27th-Feb-2013 04:51 pm (UTC)
The Oscars should get someone with more personality...like Britney Spears.
ashtraysoul 27th-Feb-2013 04:51 pm (UTC)
it's probably smarter to not do it and remain the one people thought would have been awesome tbh
__papillon 27th-Feb-2013 04:52 pm (UTC)
pls no. tina is a racist fauxminist and amy poehler's face offends me.
crazyfirecrotch 27th-Feb-2013 05:34 pm (UTC)
best comment of the day
splatterkitsch 27th-Feb-2013 05:46 pm (UTC)
mte. rolling my eyes @ "I just feel like that gig is so hard. Especially for, like, a woman -- the amount of months that would be spent trying on dresses alone ... no way."
saintssin 27th-Feb-2013 05:48 pm (UTC)
... She's a racist?
kwikimart 27th-Feb-2013 05:55 pm (UTC)
Racist?

Tell me more...
sprinklebell 27th-Feb-2013 08:11 pm (UTC)
She's said a bunch of inexcusably racist shit on 30 rock. A lot of it is 'ironic' racism but that doesn't make it okay

lets not forget all the blackface too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-J-TyqAk4I



Edited at 2013-02-27 08:13 pm (UTC)
tusiaczek87 27th-Feb-2013 06:02 pm (UTC)
girl bye with your amy hate
ronnie_luvs_u 27th-Feb-2013 04:52 pm (UTC)
I'm sad, because I love Tina and Amy, but I think it would be a lot of pressure and scrutiny and I understand why she/they wouldn't want to do it.
roxiful 27th-Feb-2013 04:53 pm (UTC)
Jimmy Kimmel or The Muppets.
advo 27th-Feb-2013 04:53 pm (UTC)
Too bad. The Oscars is like the most important award ceremony, but always seem to get upstaged. Especially by something like the Golden Globes is pretty sad.
shadowpiranha 27th-Feb-2013 04:59 pm (UTC)
Okay then get Amy to do it alone.
sapphirespells 27th-Feb-2013 04:59 pm (UTC)
Good we only need Amy anyways.
annperkins 27th-Feb-2013 05:08 pm (UTC)
came here to say this
bananasnrum 28th-Feb-2013 12:29 am (UTC)
YES
ukbedeviled 27th-Feb-2013 05:01 pm (UTC)
This is unfortunate, but can they just have various presenters just give out the awards, and then end the show. I think all this stress about a host has more to do with ad revenue than getting an extraordinary entertaining show off the ground. Put the Oscars on PBS and keep it moving,or end up like the Daytime Emmy Awards that got demoted to......some channel, or does it only air online now.
verstand 27th-Feb-2013 05:08 pm (UTC)
BUT.
verstand 27th-Feb-2013 05:08 pm (UTC)
Also wouldn't mind if Steve Martin hosted again.
georgiana08 27th-Feb-2013 05:20 pm (UTC)
Steve Martin was the best. The second time he hosted is probably my favorite year ever.
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