Conan O’Brien hosted this year’s Academy Awards and he has revealed some golden ideas he and his writer weren’t allowed to execute. In an episode of his “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast, O’Brien and Mike Sweeney, who served as his head writer for the Oscars, discussed some behind-the-scenes moments from the recent event.

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.

Conan O’Brien had his first stint hosting the Oscars this year and based on the general reception of his performance, it won’t be his last. O’Brien got solid reviews as host, but one now has to wonder just what the show would have been like if O’Brien’s original plans for the opening had gone through.

While Conan O’Brien’s Oscars host stint earlier this month was arguably a unanimous sweep, there were some jokes that didn’t slide with the Academy. In a Thursday episode of his podcast Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend,

Conan O'Brien is shedding light on the strict rules that involve the Oscars. Speaking on the Wednesday, March 13 episode of his podcast "Conan Needs a Friend", the comedian, 61, revealed that there were firm do's and don'ts when it came to the Oscar statuette.