Andy Samberg has been a reliable favorite hosting awards ceremonies, in recent years emceeing the Independent Spirit Awards, the Emmys and the 2019 Golden Globes with Sandra Oh. So it’s only natural to wonder if Samberg would consider taking the reins on the Oscars, which will return again this year without a host.
“They have not asked, so I haven’t had to think about it,” Samberg said at the Variety Studio at Sundance. “It’s kind of a bad gig right now. It seems like anyone who is taking it on becomes a target. But probably yes, because I’m pathetic.”
Samberg, who is at Sundance to promote his upcoming film “Palm Springs,” praised Ricky Gervais, who hosted the Golden Globes in early January.
“He was great,” Samberg said. “He does what he does, and he did it. I laughed a lot.”
His “Palm Springs” co-star Cristin Milioti pointed...
“They have not asked, so I haven’t had to think about it,” Samberg said at the Variety Studio at Sundance. “It’s kind of a bad gig right now. It seems like anyone who is taking it on becomes a target. But probably yes, because I’m pathetic.”
Samberg, who is at Sundance to promote his upcoming film “Palm Springs,” praised Ricky Gervais, who hosted the Golden Globes in early January.
“He was great,” Samberg said. “He does what he does, and he did it. I laughed a lot.”
His “Palm Springs” co-star Cristin Milioti pointed...
- 1/25/2020
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
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