Critic’s Notebook: Conan O’Brien Helps to Steady an Erratic Oscars Telecast
The host was deft and some of the speeches and production ideas were strong, but there were too many head-scratching choices ...
Writer of Conan O’Brien’s 2025 Oscars Monologue Defends Kendrick Lamar and Drake Joke
Oscars joke writer Skyler Higley defended the Kendrick Lamar and Drake joke he wrote for the 97th Academy Awards monologue.
Oscars Joke Writer Won $50 Bet Over Conan O'Brien's Kendrick Lamar-Drake Joke: ‘I Also Wrote the "Conclave" Joke About the Catholic Church'
Conan O’Brien shocked the Oscars with a joke about the ongoing beef between rappers Kendrick Lamar and Drake, and it’s one ...
Conan O’Brien Reveals How Adam Sandler’s Oscars Bit Came Together: “That Was All Adam”
During his monologue, O'Brien singled out his longtime friend for being "dressed like a guy playing video poker at 2 a.m." ...
Conan O’Brien Asked His Wife to Save 1980 Letter From EB White During LA Wildfires
Conan O’Brien is living in a hotel in Los Angeles ahead of his first time hosting the Oscars, a necessary move following the wildfires that devastated much of the city and the surrounding area this ...
Oscars writer wins $50 bet over host Conan O'Brien's joke about Kendrick Lamar and Drake
The writer behind host Conan O'Brien's joke about Kendrick Lamar and Drake at the 2025 Oscars knew the line would elicit big ...