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Oscar emcee Jon Stewart begins with a bang, riffing, often ruthlessly, on the topical — the writers strike, politics, the war, Obama — Hollywood culture and the nominees. He’s got rhythm and beat and form. And he’s very funny.
We couldn’t keep up with the stream of quips — not a dud in the bunch — but liked how he described “this year’s slate of nominated psychopathic-killer movies” and addressed screenwriter newbie Diablo Cody.
Cody, “an exotic dancer, now an Oscar-nominated screenwriter. I hope you’re enjoying the pay cut.”
An OK joke went: “Oscar turned 80 this year, which automatically makes him the front-runner for the Republican nomination.”
There were lots more, we promise.
(Snide sider: Who does Jack Nicholson think he’s kidding with the sunglasses indoors?)
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