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Amy Schumer Says The Oscars Producers Turned Down Her Idea To Get Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy To Appear Virtually

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You already know Amy Schumer is one of the hosts for next week's Oscars ceremony.

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Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes are joining Schumer as co-hosts.

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In an upcoming interview on The Drew Barrymore Show (via ET Canada), Schumer teased some of the plans she has for the gig — as well as one particular idea that producers ended up nixing.

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Specifically, she wanted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to appear virtually during the ceremony, in an apparent addressing of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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“I actually pitched, I wanted to find a way to have Zelenskyy satellite in or make a tape or something just because there are so many eyes on the Oscars,” she reportedly told Drew.

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Ultimately, producers decided to turn down the idea. “I am not afraid to go there,” she pointed out, “but it’s not me producing the Oscars.”

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During the interview, Amy also talked about striking a balance between funny and serious as one of the Oscars hosts.

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“I think there is definitely pressure in one way to be like, ‘This is a vacation, let people forget we just want to have this night,’" she said, "but it is like, well, we have so many eyes and ears on this show."

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“I think it’s a great opportunity to at least comment on a couple of things," she continued. "I have some jokes that kind of highlight the sort of current condition. I mean, there are so many awful things happening that it seems hard to focus on which one.”

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We'll see where she and her co-hosts land next Sunday.

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