The Envelope‘s Steve Pond is reporting that Daily Show host Jon Stewart has been hired to host the Oscar Awards telecast, which will air two months from now. Pond says the official announce- ment is expected Thursday morning. I still say a Luke Wilson- Vince Vaughn pairing would be a cooler thing, but Stewart…I don’t know. I suspect he won’t quite be as intoxicating as Steve Martin was, and I fear he might be another David Letterman. I’ve got a bit of a funny feeling about this, but I think I’ll start watching The Daily Show again.
