Oscars joke writer Skyler Higley defended the Kendrick Lamar and Drake joke he wrote for the 97th Academy Awards monologue.

The writer behind Conan O’Brien’s joke about Kendrick Lamar and Drake at the Oscars said the comedian wasn’t taking sides ...

Roughly halfway through the broadcast ( which we live-blogged with reckless abandon ), during a break between Oscars being ...

Shortly after it aired, comedian and writer Skyler Higley—a former writer on Conan’s self-titled late-night show and a member ...

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's well-landed joke about Kendrick Lamar calling Drake a pedophile was nearly left in comedy purgatory, sources ...

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

Conan O’Brien wasn’t taking sides in the beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake, said the writer behind his biting Oscars joke. During the Sunday, March 2, awards ceremony, O’Brien ...

Well, we’re halfway through the show, which means it’s time for Kendrick Lamar to come out ... leaving off the last word. When Conan O’Brien delivered that joke at the Oscars, it was not ...

In response to a variety of feedback and opinions on social media, the writer of the Drake and Kendrick quip, Skyler Higley, thanked the powers that be for keeping the joke in the telecast, and has ...

Conan O'Brien's joke writer is standing by that Kendrick Lamar and Drake joke. During the 2025 Oscars, host O'Brien, 61, made a direct reference to the ongoing feud between rappers Drake, 38, and ...