Tina Fey doesn’t play around when it comes to her marriage. Over 20 years ago, Fey, 54, flipped out because her husband, Jeff Richmond, ended up in a humiliating sketch on Conan O’Brien’s “Late Night” show,

The 2025 Oscars made history in its usual fashion, as the coronation of this year’s winners has added another chapter to the history books. It also saw the show being hosted by first time emcee and late night comedy legend Conan O’Brien, which was a pretty brilliant hire.

Conan O’Brien shocked the Oscars with a joke about the ongoing beef between rappers Kendrick Lamar and Drake, and it’s one that earned the joke writer some cash. Comedian and writer Skyler Higley was the brains behind the joke,

Oscars joke writer Skyler Higley defended the Kendrick Lamar and Drake joke he wrote for the 97th Academy Awards monologue. He explained the joke was in reference to the cultural moment and that O'Brien was not taking sides in the rappers' feud.

During his monologue, O'Brien singled out his longtime friend for being "dressed like a guy playing video poker at 2 a.m."

Roughly halfway through the broadcast ( which we live-blogged with reckless abandon ), during a break between Oscars being handed out, O’Brien delivered a perfectly timed quip referencing Kendrick Lamar’s now-infamous Super Bowl LIX halftime show performance.

Fans are responding to the scathing joke Conan O'Brien gave at the Oscars that targeted Kendrick Lamar and Drake's rap beef.

The Oscar ceremony had its flaws, as usual, but the humor was surprisingly good thanks largely to host Conan O'Brien.

TV funnyman Conan O'Brien took the stage as host of the 97th annual Academy Awards on Sunday night as the 2025 Oscar nominees competed for top honors . O'Brien inherited hosting duties from fellow comedian and late-night star Jimmy Kimmel, who presided over the Oscars four times before.

The best jokes from Conan O'Brien's opening monologue, including riffs on Emilia Perez, Timothee Chalamet, and Adam Sandler.

O’Brien pointed to Gascón in the audience, saying to her, "Karla, if you are gonna tweet about the Oscars, remember -- my name is Jimmy Kimmel." Gascón, who is up for best actress for her role in "Emilia Pérez,

Karla Sofía Gascón shared her approval of Conan O'Brien's joke about her controversy during his opening monologue at the Oscars 2025 on Sunday, March 2