Report: Jimmy Fallon, Lorne Michaels Gunning for Next Oscar Telecast

This is without a doubt the best (potential) news we’ve heard all week.

According to a triple-sourced report in the LA Times by Nicole Sperling, the Academy is in talks to hand over the limp TV telecast reins to the dynamic tandem of Jimmy Fallon and producer Lorne Michaels. Although ABC reportedly has issues with the idea of a rival talk show star riding their Oscar coattails, the network contractually does not have that kind of veto power.

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