Jon Stewart returns as Oscar host
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Political satirist Jon Stewart, America's leading anti-establishment comic, will return in February as host of the Oscars, Hollywood's biggest insider event, organizers said on Wednesday.
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LOS ANGELES  - It's not quite deja vu all over again. But as the planning proceeds for the Academy Awards on February 24, it's worth flashing back 20 years to the last time Oscar had to deal with a writers strike.
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Oscar is going to keep its home on ABC for six more years. The network's deal to televise the Academy Awards has been extended through 2014, Frank Pierson, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, said Monday.
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Jon Stewartâs return on âThe Daily Showâ was a jarring display of solipsism from a performer famous for expertly tweaking the vanity and self-importance of others.
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NEW YORK  - Jon Stewart has pulled out  of an entertainment gala -- only it's not the Oscars. The  comedian has withdrawn from a hosting gig at a Paley Center  fundraiser honoring Viacom chieftain Sumner Redstone under  circumstances that might be related to the 3-month-old labor  stoppage.
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Following the lead of Jay Leno and Conan OâBrien, the late-night cable comedy duo will return in early January.
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Singer Rod Stewart performs &quot;What a Wonderful World&quot; during rehearsals, Friday, Nov. 12, 2004, for the American Music Awards in Los Angeles.
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Producers of the upcoming Academy Awards are getting what they paid for when they hired sharp-tongued comic Chris Rock to host the Oscars - a bit of pre-show controversy that could boost TV ratings.
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Jon Stewart was back Monday night for the first time since the Hollywood writers strike began, but he took care to draw a clear distinction between the show he was returning with and the show he hosted until two months ago.
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Move over, Billy Crystal. Comedian Chris Rock has been chosen to host the 77th Academy Awards. The ceremony is set to be broadcast live on February 27 next year from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Rock has previously hosted the MTV Video Music Awards ...
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US talk show hosts Jay Leno and David Letterman are to make a comeback despite the writers' strike.
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Reactions to the announcement of this year's Oscar nominees:
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After two years of ceremonies emceed by anti-establishment provocateurs, the Oscars on Sunday turn to a kinder, gentler comic and TV talk show host with a flair for putting those around her at ease.
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Acclaimed comedian Chris Rock is gearing up for his most high-profile stand-up date of his career - as host of the Academy Awards.
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Despite protestations to the contrary earlier this year, comedian-actor Chris Rock has agreed to host the 77th Academy Awards telecast in February.
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The return of TV's late-night funnymen after a two-month strike hiatus turned into a bizarre mix of picketing and presidential politics Wednesday as Mike Huckabee headed for Jay Leno's show and Hillary Clinton turned to David Letterman.
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US comedy star and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres will host next year's Academy Awards, it is announced.