And I'm talking about the producers of 'Joker 2.'" Conan O’Brien enlisted local Los Angeles heroes to deliver some of his riskiest jokes at the Oscars. The comedian brought numerous members of the Los Angeles and Pasadena fire departments on stage at the 97th Academy Awards ceremony.

The comedian and former late-night host steps into the hot spot formerly occupied by Jimmy Kimmel, Billy Crystal and others.

Conan O'Brien came to play at the 2025 Oscars, spotlighting The Substance, Karla Sofía Gascón, Timothée Chalamet, The Brutalist and more at the March 2 ceremony held at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre.

O'Brien described hosting as a "moving target" in the wake of the city's wildfires, so he found a middle ground in bringing tragedy and comedy together with some help from the LAFD

O'Brien quipped during his opening monologue that the number of F-bombs in 'Anora' is "three more than the record set by Karla Sofía Gascón's publicist"

Faced with a higher-than-usual degree of difficulty, the 97th Academy Awards dragged a bit but mostly stuck the landing

The comedian and former late-night host led the ceremony replete with musical numbers and nods to L.A., filmmaking and the current political climate.

Conan O'Brien has revealed the real reason that he's hosting the Oscars. The two-time Emmy Awards host has never been allowed to even attend the prestigious film awards. "I’ve never even been ...

In addition to the presenters and winners on stage at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, Los Angeles firefighters are expected to join Oscars host Conan O'Brien.

Oscar telecast had a high bar to clear after last year’s show, which featured an all-time great Oscar moment with Ryan Gosling belting out “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie, which not only blew the roof off the Dolby Theater but also broke Emma Stone’s dress.

With a lead-in that included a sentimental tribute to fire-ravaged Los Angeles and then Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo performing several showstoppers from Wicked, “four-time Oscar viewer” Conan O’Brien made his Oscar hosting debut tonight with a lot to prove. And what better way than to emerge Substance -like from Demi Moore?

T he stars are all glammed up and hitting the red carpet at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday night for the 97th Academy Awards.