A year after the Oscars' slap, Jimmy Kimmel says he'll poke fun without being mean when hosting. “I am going to make fun of people,' he says. 'It's not that I don't enjoy roast-y kind of stuff... but this is not that. It's the Oscars.'
going to be making fun of celebrities this year?"I am going to make fun of people," he insists."It's not that I don't enjoy roast-y kind of stuff, like the Comedy Central roasts. I love all that stuff. But this is not that. It's the Oscars."
Over more than nine decades, the role of the host has changed significantly at the Academy Awards, from the coolly urbane wit of old school hosts like Johnny Carson and Bob Hope to the unpredictability of David Letterman, the bombast of Chris Rock and the historic trio of hosts who led the show last year, Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall — the first group of three women to hold the job.
Kimmel's hosting strengths include his quick wit, honed by years of hosting what he calls the"C- and D-level" awards shows like the American Music Awards . And he has an ability to be snarky with a naughty edge without crossing the line into being mean. Kathy Griffin poses with her Emmy for Outstanding Reality Program during the 2008 Creative Arts Emmy awardsKathy Griffin poses with her Emmy for Outstanding Reality Program during the 2008 Creative Arts Emmy awardsKathy Griffin is a comic who has done her own share of hosting — from the Billboard Music Awards to the Creative Arts Emmys .
"You have to remember when you're hosting one of these events, you're not hosting it for the celebrities that are being honored," she says, advocating for the idea of roasting big names who are successful enough to handle a little public ribbing."You're hosting it for the people watching primarily.
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