Who Should Host the Oscar's?

After last weeks Emmy debacle, everyone is saying (as I did), that Ricky Gervais was the saving grace of the night. Now, there are reports that he is in talks to host the next Academy Awards. I want to take a look at potential hosts and weigh in on who might be best for the job.

Ricky Gervais
Plusses: He's pretty hilarious, unconventional, and his brand of humor would be a refreshing change from other stale hosts.
Minuses: Sometimes British humor doesn't translate well to middle Americans.

Jon Stewart
Plusses: He is consistently witty and sharp on The Daily Show. He did a good job hosting last year, and this year is going to certainly have political themed jokes given the historical election occurring in November.
Minuses: Not everyone agreed with me on how well Stewart did. Also, Oscar might want to mix it up and not serve up the same host back to back.

Ellen Degeneres
Plusses: Everyone loves her, she panders to the Hollywood crowd so no one would have to worry about controversy, and she would do some fun dancing.
Minuses: Ellen panders to the Hollywood crowd, which can get kind of boring. Audiences like to see them getting made fun of.

Whoopi Goldberg
Plusses: She is now the host of The View, on ABC, which is the same network as the Oscars. And who doesn't love corporate synergy. Plus she's a seasoned vet at this.
Minuses: Whoopi's hosting gigs always get mixed reaction, and since joining The View, she has become a bit boring.

Billy Crystal:
Plusses: Producers ask Billy every year to host the Oscars and he refuses. Some of his hosting years have been among the highest rated ceremonies, so audience seem to respond to him as host
Minuses: Crystal will probably refuse, and maybe the era of him as host has passed.

Kathy Griffin
Plusses: No one can rock the show like my Kathy. People would be talking about something the next day. She is not afraid to offend, or to piss off celebs.
Minuses: Would writers and ABC let her say what she wanted? Would the celeb backlash be too great? Would anyone actually have the balls to give her this gig?

Stephen Colbert
Plusses: Since last year Stewart got the gig, maybe he can pass it along to Colbert. His character hosting a show like this would have many potential gags.
Minuses: I can't really think of any, maybe the Academy should give Colbert the rub.