Oscars co-host Amy Schumer is “not afraid” to handle the struggle in Ukraine at this yr’s ceremony. Actually, the comic lately revealed she needed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to be a part of the present.
Whereas taping an upcoming episode of “The Drew Barrymore Present” — airing Thursday on CBS — Schumer mentioned her plans to co-host the Academy Awards as Russia continues to invade Ukraine. Schumer is headlining the Oscars telecast alongside fellow comedy stars Wanda Sykes and Regina Corridor.
“There's undoubtedly strain in a single method to be like, ‘This can be a trip. Let individuals neglect. We simply need to have this evening,’” Schumer tells Barrymore in a preview clip shared with the Los Angeles Instances.
“However ... we've so many eyes and ears on this present. It’s an ideal alternative to at the very least touch upon a few issues. I've some jokes that spotlight the present situation.”
Past mentioning the struggle in Ukraine through the awards ceremony or carrying blue-and-yellow pins in solidarity with the besieged nation — as many Hollywood stars have already accomplished — Schumer expressed a want to air a message from Zelensky through the ABC broadcast.
Earlier than he turned president of Ukraine, Zelensky additionally labored within the leisure business as an actor. His comedy sequence “Servant of the Individuals,” simply turned out there on Netflix, and he's recognized for voicing Paddington bear within the Ukrainian model of the beloved youngsters’s movie.
“There are such a lot of terrible issues taking place that it appears laborious to deal with which one,” Schumer continues. “I really pitched ... a method to have Zelensky satellite tv for pc in or make a tape or one thing simply because there are such a lot of eyes on the Oscars. I'm not afraid to go there, nevertheless it’s not me producing the Oscars.”
The movie academy didn't instantly reply Monday to The Instances’ request for remark. The Oscars happen Sunday on the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
Schumer is one in every of a number of leisure luminaries who've proven assist for Ukraine in current weeks. On Sunday, Zelensky publicly thanked actors Mila Kunis — who was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine — and Ashton Kutcher for elevating practically $35 million to assist Ukrainian refugees.
"[Ashton Kutcher] & Mila Kunis have been among the many first to answer our grief,” Zelensky tweeted Sunday, together with a photograph of himself talking with the movie star couple by way of Zoom.
“Grateful for his or her assist. Impressed by their willpower. They encourage the world. #StandWithUkraine”
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