Conan O’Brien writer defends Oscars joke for Kendrick Lamar and Drake

Conan O’Brien not take sides in the beef between Kendrick Lamar and DrakeThe writer said behind his bitter joke Oscars.

During the Sunday, March 2, an awards ceremonyO’Brien, 61, quoted, “We’re halfway through the show, which means it’s time for Kendrick Lamar to come out to call Drake a pedophile.” The joke was a apparent reference to the devastation of Lamar Super Bowl Lix Half Time Performance In February, where Lamar performed his Drake Diss track, “not like us.” (Lamar famously accused Drake of pedophilia on the 2024 track, something that Drake has denied.)

Skyler HigleyJoke writer O’Brien, by Tmz On Monday, March 3, that all the pulse was about taping into the Zeitgeist of the Pop Culture and not Diss towards one artist.

“The idea that it is taken as a real or sided demand in any way in the beef is absurd,” Higley, who worked on former talking TBS O’Brien, told The Outlet.

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During Telecast Oscars Sunday, O’Brien also introduced some picking liners around Best actor nominee Timothée Chalamet and the best actress nominated Karla Sofía Gaskón.

“Timmy Chalamet is ready for the best actor tonight, you’re amazing and you look amazing. I love that suit. You won’t be hit on your bike tonight, ”O’Brien told the audience inside Dolby Los Angeles Theater, referring to the actor fined for taking a ride sharing bike to the London’s premiere of A complete unknown. “Safe! Awesome actor. Timothée has been nominated for his portrait of Bob Dylan, yes. Bob Dylan wanted to be here tonight, but not that bad. “

Tackling a gasket, whose past Re -faced offensive x postings Following her Oscar nomination for Emilia PérezO’Brien joke, “Karla, if you’re going to tweet for the Oscars, remember, my name is Jimmy Kimmel.”

After Sunday ceremony, O’Brien revealed he made changes to his jokes on the night.

“There are times where you think, ‘we have a good joke here, but I’m not going to do that. It doesn’t feel right. ‘We made many backstage changes, ”O’Brien told A! News in the 2025 Oscar Party Fair Vacious. “You decide, ‘Oh, this is a better joke,’ or you think of something in the moment, and you go with it, and those can be blessings.”

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Thankfully, O’Brien’s guest style went down well with the A-Listers present.

“There’s a worry before – preparing, preparing – and that happens for months. Then we worked so hard that we got to the point where it was time to go by the time we went, I couldn’t wait. And it was a really great crowd. They laughed, thank God, ”he told A! News.