Oscars 2023 is open to having..Chris Rock... host the broadcast.

[sandstorm]

Erwich, who is President of Entertainment at ABC, told Deadline that despite the Will Smith slap on Chris Rock, he thought it was a “really successful year for the show.” He was also open to the idea of Rock hosting the awards https://t.co/bGfCYTKxPI
- Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) May 17, 2022
Today in "Assholes fail upward.", ABC President says

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[ambermoons]

You're kidding right?

[futile_devices]

This tracks

[sandstorm]

It's a goldmine for The Academy. Turn their most embarrassing moment into a joke. Maybe have Will make a surprise appearance where they "make up" publicly.

or Will decks him again

[lanrek]

right? not surprised in the least

[carolinga]

And knowing Hollywood, he'll get a standing ovation if he does host.

[juanitatequila]

everything else is going wrong with the world so why not throw this into the mix while we're at it

[pin_stripe]

of COURSE

[itsme_eloise]

I agreed with everything in this article on how to make the Oscars more successful
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/feinberg-manifesto-how-to-save-film-academy-oscars-1235125499/

Chris Rock can choke

[unintentionalty]

I barely watch them anymore because it increasingly feels like the show itself/hosts hate movies. Like you don't need to kiss up to celebs or whatever but can you at least pretend to enjoy and want to celebrate the movies that are nominated -- since you nominated them -- instead of constantly joking about how they're unwatchable? There's been a strain of that that's been there for years but has gotten so much worse in the last 10, culminating in the exclusion of the technical categories and this year's entire show.

[sandstorm]

"Wow, a movie that's 3 hours long in a different language, SOMEONE WATCHED THIS?? LOL"

We'd host a better show.

[gloeden2]

The Oscars used to be about a love and respect for Hollywood movies, and the host was meant to lightly roast any self importance without denigrating the stars or the product.
But ever since the Golden Globes court jester, Ricky Gervais, the fashion is to go hard from the podium for the sake of virality.
So here we are. Or rather, here y'all are, because I don't watch any awards show now. They all are so try hard and I don't give a shit about the comic emceeing, I care about the work and craft being celebrated. And that no longer happens.