How That Joke About Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s Beef Made It Into Conan O’Brien’s Oscars Monologue
Shortly after it aired, comedian and writer Skyler Higley—a former writer on Conan’s self-titled late-night show and a member ...
How Music Took Over This Year’s Oscars
On Popcast, a conversation about the smooth and bumpy ways that the Academy Awards incorporated music into its 97th annual ...
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Oscars and ABC Attempt to Axe Conan O'Brien's Quip About Drake Being a Pedophile
Conan O'Brien's joke while hosting the Oscars about Drake being an alleged pedophile did not go over well with award show's ...
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Oscars Drama: Conan O'Brien's Drake Joke Had ABC and the Academy Scrambling to Shut It Down
Conan O'Brien's Oscars joke about Drake had ABC and the Academy scrambling to shut it down, but one producer fought to keep it.
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Disney Exec Reveals Thought Process Behind Oscars Drake Joke: ‘Joke is Going to Kill’ and ‘It Was Great!’
We all thought the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef had its final national television moment at the Super Bowl. Nope. Oscars ...
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Writer of Conan O'Brien's Oscar monologue explains Kendrick Lamar/Drake joke; calls it 'culturally relevant'
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 ...
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Oscars and ABC 'tried to push back' on Conan O'Brien's Drake 'pedophile' joke
Conan O'Brien's "pedophile" joke at the 97th Academy Awards was reportedly almost shut down by the Academy and the ABC ...
ABC Was Allegedly Against Conan O'Brien's Kendrick Lamar Joke
Conan O'Brien's joke about Kendrick Lamar and Drake was a hosting highlight of the 97th Annual Academy Awards. However, that ...
Oscars Team Reveals All: Karla and Drake Jokes, Adrien Brody’s Cutoff, Last-Minute Gene Hackman Scramble and If Conan Will Return
Conan O’Brien is welcome back to host the Oscars anytime, Walt Disney TV’s Rob Mills, exec VP of unscripted and alternative ...
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Writer of Conan O'Brien's Joke About Drake Gets Heat on Social Media
Satisfied with how the crowd responded to O’Brien’s delivery of the one-liner, Skyler Higley, a writer for the TV host, said on X, “wrote the Kendrick Lamar joke and bet our executive producer $50 ...
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From Conan O’Brien’s monologue to James Bond tribute: 5 best music moments from the 2025 Oscars
The next best moment out of the 2025 Oscars is courtesy of singers LISA, Doja Cat, and RAYE, the trio each performing a tribute to James Bond. RAYE sang the theme of the 2012 Bond film Skyfall by ...
Oscar Writer Takes Ownership Of Conan O’Brien’s Drake Joke
Drake was the butt of the joke at another global broadcast this weekend when Conan O’Brien referenced Kendrick Lamar’s Super ...