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Steve Martin Offers Eddie Murphy Some Oscar Hosting Tips

Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin host the 82nd Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA, on Sunday, March 7, 2010 - Photo Credit: Michael Yada / ©A.M.P.A.S.

Eddie Murphy, listen up: Three-time Oscar host and funny guy Steve Martin has some Oscar-hosting advise you should pay attention to.
 
Martin put together a completely unsolicited list of the do’s and don’ts of handling Hollywood’s biggest night of the year for Murphy, the highlights of which include:
 
-“Start slimming down now. You looked kinda paunchy in Norbit.”
 
-“Remember to relax and have a good time while 12,000 livebloggers rip you to shreds.”
 
-“If you feel the show is running long, you’re probably thinking of 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, or any of the shows in the ’90s.”
 
-“If you feel tired midway through, give Neil Patrick Harris a Red Bull and throw some sheet music at him.”
 
Check out the full letter to Eddie Murphy on Steve Martin’s official website: www.stevemartin.com
 

Rebecca Murray: Journalist covering the entertainment industry for 23+ years, including 13 years as the first writer for About.com's Hollywood Movies site. Member of the Critics Choice Association (Film & TV Branches), Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and Past President of the San Diego Film Critics Society.
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