SNL: Kate McKinnon’s Ellen DeGeneres Takes Shot at Kevin Hart in Oscar Host Audition
“The Oscars, the glitz, the glamour, the host’s old bad tweets?” the announcer said at the top of Saturday Night Live’s strongest sketch this week. “Whoopsies. The search for a new host begins. Who will risk everything for the chance to gain nothing?”
With Kevin Hart out as host after old homophobic jokes resurfaced, the Academy has just over two months before the 91st annual Oscars to find a replacement. SNL’s audition tapes—mostly an excuse for the cast members and host Matt Damon to show off some pretty impressive impressions—emphasized why no one wants what was once a coveted showbiz gig.
Standouts were Aidy Bryant as Australian comic Hannah Gadsby, Cecily Strong as The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s title character, and Chris Redd as a controversial Kanye West. “Best actor?” he asked. “What about best human, bro?”
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