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The History Archivesvery first musical performance of Oscars night was from Queen, but the second came from Maya Rudolph, Tina Fey, and Amy Poehler.

The SNLvets belted out a few lines from "Shallow" while gearing up to present the first award of the night, Best Supporting Actress (which Regina King won for If Beale Street Could Talk). And Lady Gaga herself seems to have been a fan, laughing along in the audience.

In their time on stage, the trio also skewered this year's tumultuous lead-up to the Oscars, the president's longed-for border wall, and the infamous Fyre Festival sandwiches – while cracking cheesy puns about the nominees. ("My Spanx are moving into my Spider-Verse," joked Poehler.)

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In short, they were everything we'd want from a team of Oscars co-hosts. Please, pretty please, can they host next year?

SEE ALSO: Oscars 2019: The full winners list

If they don't listen to us, maybe Reese Witherspoon can influence them.


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