Last night on Saturday Night Live they did a skit riffing off the struggle of finding someone right for the role of Oscar’s host, and they (rightfully) have in the mix Australia’s own leading man, Chris Hemsworth, and recently risen star, comedian Hannah Gadsby.
The skit references the “whoopsies” moment of discovering the “bad tweets” of someone’s past, as per what happened to almost-Oscar’s-host Kevin Hart. They ask:
“Who will risk everything, for the chance to gain nothing?”
Acknowledging that this is a comedy piece, that tagline is a bit belittling of the opportunity that hosting the Academy Awards really is. There are plenty of people who would be great for the role, who didn’t refuse to apologise for homophobic comments (like Hart).
Two of those people include Aussies Chris Hemsworth and Hannah Gadsby, who are impersonated by Matt Damon and the brilliant SNL cast comedian, Aidy Bryant.
These impersonations are so damn on point, we’ll forgive the nuances lacking in their Aussie accents.
The search for a new Oscars host begins.
Here are the auditions. #SNL pic.twitter.com/zBPCmeFE13— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) December 16, 2018
Literally, let Hemsworth and Gadsby co-host the Academy Awards and it would be the best ceremony to date.