Celebrity duos we'd like to see hosting the 2019 Oscars

Hosting an awards show is one of Hollywood's most thankless jobs — Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh will surely be reminded if they dare to check their Twitter feeds while hosting Sunday's Golden Globes ceremonies. Taking swipes at the poor suckers tasked with keeping the audience awake has become more popular sport than picking the winners.

At least Samberg and Oh will have each other to lean on.

Comedy duos have gone out of fashion on the stand-up circuit — with good reason. Club performers should be connecting with the audience, not the other doofus on stage.

But when it comes to a gig as daunting and massive as overseeing an international awards show, sharing podium duties, as well as the high-stakes pressure, makes sense.

Amy Poehler and Tina Fey showed off the power of two when they emceed the Globes for three sidesplitting ceremonies from 2013 to 2015. Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood have perfected their Sonny and Cher routine over more than a decade of headlining the CMA Awards.

At one point, the Academy Awards employed half of Hollywood as hosts. In 1958, the roster included Bob Hope, David Niven, James Stewart, Jack Lemmon, Rosalind Russell and Donald Duck. But the Academy has generally stuck to a single host in recent years. The exceptions: Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin in 2010 (they killed) and James Franco and Anne Hathaway in 2011 (they died).

With this year's Oscar host still up in the air after Kevin Hart bowed out, it may be time for the Academy to take another chance on a duo. Here are five suggestions we'd love to see team up for cinema's biggest party — or any other awards show.

These late-night MVPs were never "Saturday Night Live" cast members at the same time, all the more reason why watching them play off each other would be such a treat. The only reason it wouldn't work is if they copied what Michael Che and Colin Jost did at the Emmys last year, turning the ceremonies into a not-very-special edition of "SNL."

They specialize in scene-stealing on screen, but they also did a pretty slick job of owning the 2018 Oscars ceremony. No one remembers what categories they announced, but memories of Rudolph moaning about her tight shoes ("My pinky toe fell off") and Haddish ad-libbing a shout-out to Meryl Streep ("I want you to be my mama one day") lasted long after the Champagne hangovers.

During each of Jimmy Kimmel's turns as Oscars host, he gave serious consideration to using these comic legends as his personal Statler and Waldorf, hurling biting commentary from the cheap seats. The idea never materialized — but he was onto something. Why not take it a step further? Plopping Reiner, 96, and Brooks, 92, on stage for a whole show may require some rocking chairs, but it would be a worthwhile investment.