You already know Amy Schumer is without doubt one of the hosts for subsequent week’s Oscars ceremony.

In an upcoming interview on The Drew Barrymore Present (by way of ET Canada), Schumer teased among the plans she has for the gig — in addition to one explicit concept that producers ended up nixing.

Particularly, she wished Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to seem just about through the ceremony, in an obvious addressing of the continuing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

“I truly pitched, I wished to discover a approach to have Zelenskyy satellite tv for pc in or make a tape or one thing simply because there are such a lot of eyes on the Oscars,” she reportedly instructed Drew.

In the end, producers determined to show down the thought. “I’m not afraid to go there,” she identified, “but it surely’s not me producing the Oscars.”

Throughout the interview, Amy additionally talked about placing a stability between humorous and critical as one of many Oscars hosts.

“I believe there’s positively strain in a single approach to be like, ‘This can be a trip, let individuals overlook we simply wish to have this night time,’” she stated, “however it’s like, effectively, we’ve got so many eyes and ears on this present.”

“I believe it’s a fantastic alternative to not less than touch upon a few issues,” she continued. “I’ve some jokes that form of spotlight the kind of present situation. I imply, there are such a lot of terrible issues occurring that it appears exhausting to deal with which one.”

We’ll see the place she and her co-hosts land subsequent Sunday.