Comedian Skyler Higley Explains Why Laughter Is a Painkiller, Not Medicine
Comedian and writer Skyler Higley talked with Newsweek about comedy in tumultuous times, the changes in the genre and working ...
Conan O'Brien's Kendrick Lamar Joke At The Oscars Went Super Viral. Turns Out The Writer Who Wrote It Totally Had A Bet Going
Roughly halfway through the broadcast ( which we live-blogged with reckless abandon ), during a break between Oscars being ...
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Conan O’Brien’s Drake Joke at Oscars Pays Off, Thanks to Witty Producers
Oscars, Conan O'Brien dropped a witty Drake joke. This had everyone crying when the host said, "Well, we're halfway through ...
That Kendrick Lamar And Drake Joke During The Oscars Led To The ‘Dumbest Post Of All Time’
Host Conan O’Brien’s Kendrick Lamar and Drake joke paid off big time at the 2025 Oscars. Not only because it was really good, ...
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.
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Who is Skyler Higley? Oscars writer wins $50 bet on Conan O’Brien’s Kendrick Lamar-Drake feud joke
Skyler Higley is one of the newest up-and-coming comedians and writers in the Chicago comedy industry, according to Laugh Factory. In addition, he has written for After Midnight, Conan, and The Onion.
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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 of the team of writers Conan assembled for his Oscars gig ...
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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 ...
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Comedian Skyler Higley Explains Why Laughter Is a Painkiller, Not Medicine
Stand-up comedian and writer for The Onion, Conan, and After Midnight, Skyler Higley sat with Newsweek to talk about satire in the modern era, the art form of the viral tweet, and writing for ...
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Conan O’Brien Writer Defends Oscars Joke About Kendrick Lamar and Drake
The writer behind Conan O’Brien’s joke about Kendrick Lamar and Drake at the Oscars said the comedian wasn’t taking sides ...
Oscars Writer Wins Bet For Conan O’Brien’s Joke About Kendrick Lamar & Drake
A writer for the Oscars made a bet with one of the show’s executive producers and is now $50 richer. At the halfway point of ...