Amy Schumer says she pitched for Ukrainian President Zelensky to satellite into the OSCARS

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Amy Schumer is 'not afraid to go there' when it comes to addressing the tragic war in Ukraine at this year's Academy Awards.The Oscars co-host told Drew Barrymore on her daytime talk show that she actually 'pitched' the team producing the telecast on havingUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky 'satellite in or make a tape'.The 40-year-old comedy star will helm the 94th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 27 alongside Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes.

Using her platform:Amy Schumer is 'not afraid to go there' at this year's Academy Awards and told Drew Barrymore that she pitched producers for President Zelensky to satellite in 'How do you handle the Academy Awards at this time?

Are you going there? Do you ignore it? Do you call it out what?' Barrymore asked Amy.'I think there is definitely pressure in one way to be like, 'This is a vacation, let people forget we just want to have this night,' but it is like well we have so many eyes and ears on this show,' Amy explained. 'I think it's a great opportunity to at least comment on a couple of things.

I have some jokes that kind of highlight the sort of current condition,' she continued.'I mean there are so many awful things happening that it seems hard to focus on which one,' Amy said. 'I actually pitched, I wanted to find a way to have Zelensky satellite in or make a tape or something just because there are so many eyes on the Oscars.