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Conan O’Brien on how he’s preparing to host the 2025 Oscars
Conan O’Brien is prepping for his next big role: Oscars host.
The comedian sat down with ABC News’ Chris Connelly ahead of Hollywood’s biggest night and said that anything is possible for his first time as the host.
“We polled America. I spent a lot of my own money polling Americans and saying, ‘Would you like to see Conan O’Brien sing and dance?’ Shocking response,” he said. “People don’t want it, which means they’ll probably try and do it. I like to be an irritant. Let’s just say there are many possibilities. There are many possibilities. And like I say, we’ll see what happens. We’ll see what happens as we get closer. And my involvement in the show could expand, it could contract. It’ll all depend on where we are then.”
“I will say this if you like close up magic tricks,” he added. “You’ll be very happy with my Oscars performance.”
Conan O’Brien speaks with ABC News’ Chris Connelly in an interview that aired Jan. 29, 2025, on “Good Morning America.”
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It’s been three years since O’Brien wrapped his late night show, “Conan,” and since then, he said that he’s been saying “yes” a lot to things, including the Oscars.
“It’s been three years since I stopped doing my late night show and I’ve been saying yes to things. It’s been this time of yes,” he said. “So I did an independent film at Sundance. I headlined at the Newport Folk Festival. I’m just saying yes to things that I wouldn’t have done before. I’m a black belt in karate now. I’m a licensed neurosurgeon. I mean, there are all these things I’m doing now that I didn’t think I would ever do before.”
When it comes to poking fun at the celebrities in the audience that night, O’Brien joked and said that he’ll “go after the ones that have personally been cruel” to him over the years.
He added, “I’m paying people to create moments.”
“I’m going to have a lot of fake moments that I can react to and people can say, ‘Wow, Conan is a genius. How did he see that coming?’” he continued. “And then later on, I’m giving Tom Hanks $300 in the parking lot.”
Ahead of the Oscars, O’Brien also talked about how he and producers are carefully crafting the show, which will take place just two months after wildfires devastated parts of Southern California, killing 29 people and destroying thousands of homes and buildings.
O’Brien noted that his own longtime assistant lost her home in the fires, saying, “There’s a misconception sometimes that, oh, some rich people lost their homes … This is something that touched everybody, regardless of your income.”
Conan O’Brien speaks with ABC News’ Chris Connelly in an interview that aired Jan. 29, 2025, on “Good Morning America.”
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O’Brien said he is keeping in mind what the Los Angeles area has been through as he prepares to host the Oscars.
“L.A. has just been through this traumatic experience,” he said. “There’s a lot that’s happening nationally that people are very tense about and it changes day to day. And so my job right now with my writers is to create possibilities.”
“That’s what we’re doing,” he continued. “We’re working hard to create possibilities. And then I don’t know, I think we’re going to have to get very close to the actual air date to figure out.”
The 2025 Oscars will be held at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on March 2.
For the first time ever, the Oscars will stream live on Hulu. It will also be available to stream on Hulu the next day.
Hulu is owned by Disney, the parent company of ABC News and “Good Morning America.”
Conan O’Brien is gearing up to host the 2025 Oscars and he’s pulling out all the stops to ensure it’s a night to remember. In a recent interview, the late-night talk show host revealed some of his preparations for the big event.“I’ve been watching every past Oscars ceremony to study the best hosting moments and figure out how I can put my own spin on things,” O’Brien said. “I want to bring my unique brand of humor and wit to the stage while still honoring the incredible talent in the room.”
In addition to studying past hosts, O’Brien has been working closely with a team of writers to craft the perfect monologue and jokes for the evening. “I want to make sure that I strike the right balance between poking fun at Hollywood and paying tribute to the amazing work that’s being celebrated,” he explained.
But it’s not all work and no play for O’Brien. The comedian also revealed that he’s been hitting the gym and working with a personal trainer to ensure he’s in top physical shape for the long night of hosting duties. “I want to have the energy and stamina to keep the audience entertained and engaged throughout the entire show,” he said.
With his trademark sense of humor and quick wit, Conan O’Brien is sure to bring his A-game to the 2025 Oscars. Fans can’t wait to see what the host has in store for Hollywood’s biggest night.
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#Conan #OBrien #hes #preparing #host #OscarsAt Sundance, the hottest ticket in town was a Rose Byrne and Conan O’Brien psychological thriller
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Rose Byrne plays a mother in the midst of a breakdown in the experiential psychological thriller “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.”
Anticipation was high for the A24 film, which will be released sometime this year. Its premiere Friday at the Sundance Film Festival was easily the hottest ticket in town, with even ticketholders unable to get in. Those who did make it into the Library theater were treated to an intense, visceral, inventive story from filmmaker Mary Bronstein that has quickly become one of the festival’s must-sees.
Byrne plays Linda, who is barely hanging on while managing her daughter’s mysterious illness. She’s faced with crisis after crisis, big and small — from the massive, gaping hole in their apartment ceiling that forces them to move to a dingy motel, to an escalating showdown with a parking attendant at a care center. The cracks in her psychological, emotional and physical wellbeing are become too much to bear.
“I’d never seen a movie before where a mother is going through a crisis with a child but our energy is not with the child’s struggle, it’s with the mother’s,” Bronstein said at the premiere. “If you’re a caretaker, you shouldn’t be bothering with yourself at all. It should all be about the person you’re taking care of, right? And that is a particular kind of emotional burnout state that I was really interested in exploring.”
Byrne and Bronstein went deep in the preparation phase, having long discussions about Linda with the goal of making her as real as possible before the quick, 27-day shoot. Byrne said she was obsessed with figuring out who Linda was before the crisis. The film was in part inspired by Bronstein’s experience with her own daughter, but she didn’t want to elaborate on the specifics.
“That’s her story to tell,” Bronstein said.
Part of Linda’s story involves her therapist, played by Conan O’Brien, who joked that he didn’t realize he was in a movie.
“I’m not looking out for movie scripts or anything. But when I got a call from A24 that they wanted me to read something, I’m not stupid,” O’Brien said. “I showed it to my wife, who is one of the smartest people I know, and she read through it and she said, ‘I didn’t know they made movies like this anymore.’”
He was particularly in awe of his director and co-star, saying he felt like a fraud standing beside them.
“It was an amazing experience, one of the best experiences of my life, just to be with them and watch them work,” O’Brien said. “I don’t know how (Byrne) did that and not check into a hospital afterwards, because I haven’t seen any actor, man or woman, sustain that level for an entire movie.”
“I feel like I have to go to a hospital now, because this was the first time I watched it,” he added. “I’m a mess.”
A$AP Rocky also co-stars, as a man Linda meets at the motel, but was not in Park City for the premiere. He is currently on trial, charged with firing a gun at a former friend.
The film is full of ambiguity, metaphor and just plain artistic expression that Bronstein hesitated to explain, from the name itself to the hole in the ceiling, which takes on a somewhat supernatural quality.
“When we have nothing left to give, we have an emptiness inside of us,” Bronstein said. “And that emptiness is actually not empty: It’s filled with all the darkness and self-hate and doubt and fear and dread and regret and everything. … That to me is what the hole is.”
Some of it, she said, she doesn’t even fully understand. The point is the experience, and critics and Sundance audiences are already fully on board.
Bronstein, a bit of a cult figure in the film world, made her directorial debut in 2008 at the SXSW festival with “Yeast,” which featured a pre-fame Greta Gerwig and was hailed by by New Yorker critic Richard Brody as a “mumblecore classic.”
“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” is only her second feature.
“This is the first time that anybody else has paid for me to make art,” Bronstein said. “I’m proud to say that this is the film that came directly from my head to the screen.”
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At Sundance, the hottest ticket in town was a Rose Byrne and Conan O’Brien psychological thrillerThe Sundance Film Festival is known for showcasing groundbreaking and innovative films, and this year was no exception. Among the most buzzed-about films at the festival was a psychological thriller starring the talented duo of Rose Byrne and Conan O’Brien.
The film, which has been shrouded in secrecy, is said to be a gripping and intense exploration of the human psyche. Byrne and O’Brien deliver standout performances, with Byrne playing a troubled woman grappling with her inner demons and O’Brien portraying a mysterious figure who may hold the key to her salvation.
Audiences at Sundance were raving about the film, praising its tense atmosphere, sharp writing, and chilling performances. Many are already predicting that it could be a major contender come awards season.
With its combination of star power, psychological depth, and thrilling suspense, this Rose Byrne and Conan O’Brien collaboration is sure to be one of the most talked-about films of the year. Keep an eye out for more news and updates on this exciting project.
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#Sundance #hottest #ticket #town #Rose #Byrne #Conan #OBrien #psychological #thrillerConan O’Brien says his Pacific Palisades home was spared in first podcast since LA wildfires
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Conan O’Brien is one of the lucky few whose Pacific Palisades home is still standing after the LA wildfires, but he says he knows many who’ve been affected by the devastation, including his podcast co-host Sona Movsesian.
In the latest episode of “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” – his first episode since the fires broke out earlier this month – O’Brien opened up about evacuating, sharing that he first learned that there was a fire in his neighborhood while he was at his office meeting with writers to go over the Oscars, which he’s set to host in March.
“And I got a phone call from my wife saying, ‘Well, there’s some smoke,’” he recounted.
O’Brien said he didn’t think much of it at first. He and his family have been through this before, he said, adding that monitoring nearby wildfire smoke is “part of life” in the fire-prone region.
His family was later put under mandatory evacuation and checked into a hotel. As of last Thursday, when the podcast episode was recorded, O’Brien said that he had not yet returned home.
“I went to sleep that night thinking, because we live in the Palisades, I just remember thinking, ‘I’m pretty sure that our house will go,’” he said. His house was among those in the Palisades that did not burn down, but, he said, “just the number of people I’ve heard from, people I know who lost houses is stunning.”
Movsesian, who is also O’Brien’s assistant and a mother of two, was among them. Movesian’s home burned down in the Eaton Fire, which ripped through the East Los Angeles neighborhood of Altadena.
“It’s our entire street, our whole neighborhood has just been destroyed,” Movsesian said. “It looks really almost apocalyptic. There’s just nothing there.”
Several wildfires tore through Los Angeles earlier this month, with the Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire being the two largest. Tens of thousands of acres and thousands of structures burned in both fires. As of Monday, 27 people have died, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner and fire officials.
The Palisades Fire is the most destructive to ever occur in Los Angeles County, according to CalFire data. As of Monday, it is 59% contained and burned 23,713 acres, according to Cal Fire.
Conan O’Brien, the beloved late-night talk show host, recently revealed in his first podcast since the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles that his Pacific Palisades home was miraculously spared from the destruction.In the podcast episode titled “Surviving the Flames: A Personal Account,” O’Brien shared his harrowing experience of being forced to evacuate his home with his family as the wildfires raged nearby. He described the fear and uncertainty they felt as they watched the fire approach, unsure if they would have a home to return to.
Fortunately, firefighters were able to contain the blaze before it reached O’Brien’s neighborhood, saving his home and giving him a renewed sense of gratitude for the first responders who worked tirelessly to protect the community.
O’Brien expressed his relief and gratitude in the podcast, thanking his fans for their support and well wishes during the difficult time. He also emphasized the importance of being prepared for emergencies and having a plan in place for evacuation.
Despite the close call, O’Brien remains positive and hopeful for the future, using his platform to raise awareness about the ongoing threat of wildfires and the importance of supporting those affected by natural disasters.
Listeners of the podcast were moved by O’Brien’s story and inspired by his resilience in the face of adversity. Many praised him for his honesty and vulnerability in sharing his experience, and expressed their relief that his home was spared in the fires.
As O’Brien continues to rebuild and recover from the wildfires, fans can look forward to more updates and insights from the host on his podcast, as he navigates this challenging chapter in his life with humor and grace.
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#Conan #OBrien #Pacific #Palisades #home #spared #podcast #wildfiresConan O’Brien says Oscars being planned sensitively after wildfires
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Oscars host Conan O’Brien says he’s still unable to live in his home due to the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles and that the show’s organizers “want to be sensitive to what’s happened” to residents.
“Everybody I know has been affected,” O’Brien told The Associated Press Friday. “I’m out of my house. Fortunately, my house, … the fire got very close but my house survived. But we won’t be back in there for a long time. And I’m the lucky one. I mean, I know so many people who lost their homes and I’m just, was ridiculously lucky. So we want to make sure that that show reflects what’s happening and that we put a light on the right people in the right way.”
Thousands of Angelenos had their homes destroyed in wildfires that tore through the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods this month. Many of those whose homes survived cannot yet return due to smoke or other damage.
O’Brien was tapped last year to host the 97th Academy Awards, which will be held March 2 in Los Angeles. The fires twice postponed the academy’s nominations announcement, which was held Thursday; “Emilia Pérez” emerged as the leading nominee.
The fires have upended Hollywood’s awards season and effectively turned it into a pledge drive. Some have questioned whether the Oscars should be canceled but its organizers say they will transform the show in a way that “unites us as a global film community and acknowledge those who fought so bravely against the wildfires.”
“We want to be sensitive to the moment and we want to be sensitive to what’s happened,” O’Brien said Friday. “It is top of our minds and we are talking about it a lot.”
“The Oscars is still I think it’s five weeks away. And we want to make sure that we process all of that and that we put on the best show for March 2. Not the best show that we thought of tonight. Not the best show for March 3, the best show for March 2 that reflects what people are feeling in that moment.”
O’Brien, the former “Tonight Show” host, spoke at the premiere of his latest film, “If I had Legs I’d Kick You,” which also stars Rose Byrne.
Conan O’Brien recently spoke out about the planning for the upcoming Oscars in the wake of the devastating wildfires that have ravaged parts of California. In an interview, O’Brien emphasized the importance of being sensitive to the current situation and ensuring that the event does not overshadow the ongoing recovery efforts.The late night host praised the Academy for their efforts in working closely with local authorities and organizations to ensure that the Oscars are planned with the utmost sensitivity. O’Brien also highlighted the importance of using the platform of the Oscars to raise awareness and support for those affected by the wildfires.
As Hollywood gears up for one of its biggest nights, it’s reassuring to know that steps are being taken to ensure that the event is conducted with empathy and consideration for those who are still dealing with the aftermath of the wildfires. O’Brien’s comments serve as a reminder that even in the glitz and glamour of the Oscars, it’s important to remember and support those who are in need.
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#Conan #OBrien #Oscars #planned #sensitively #wildfiresHow Conan O’Brien Is Prepping to Host Oscars After Parents’ Deaths, L.A. Fires
Conan O’Brien is preparing to host the 97th annual Academy Awards by taking everything “a day at a time.”
It’s been a tough few months for the comedian, 61, who, a month after being announced as the host of the 2025 Oscars in November, lost both his parents three days apart from one another.
While his Pacific Palisades home was spared in the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires that began on Tuesday, Jan. 7, O’Brien is all too aware of the destruction they have left behind for so many.
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“It has been a lot happening in a very short time, and there’s a lot that happened in my personal life starting in December that was intense, and then going into this month with the fires and prep for what’s coming up,” he tells PEOPLE at the Sundance Film Festival premiere of If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, held at the Library Center Theatre in Park City, Utah, on Friday, Jan. 24.
Conan O’Brien attends the Sundance Film Festival premiere of ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ on Friday, Jan. 24.
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The actor’s father, Dr. Thomas O’Brien, died at 95 on Dec. 9, after “his health had been failing,” The Boston Globe reported.
His mother, Ruth Reardon O’Brien, died “peacefully” at 92 on Dec. 12, according to an obituary shared by the Bell-O’Dea Funeral Home in Brookline, Mass.
O’Brien tells PEOPLE, “It’s been a time where I just take it a day at a time,” which is the “advice” he’s been offering to others in Los Angeles.
He recalls speaking to the woman who drove him to the premiere about the ongoing fires and learning that she was actually from Los Angeles and her apartment “burned to the ground.”
Photo of the Pacific Palisades Fire on January 7, 2025.
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“It’s the time to be asking other people how they’re doing, listening to them,” says O’Brien.
“In that respect, some of the things I’m doing, like come here at Sundance for [the] film or the Oscars award show coming up, can seem silly and trivial, but they’re also important at the same time because we keep going,” he continues. “We keep going. We keep making stuff.”
As of Friday, Jan. 24, the Palisades Fire has burned 23,448 acres and is 77% contained. The Eaton Fire is 95% contained after burning 14,021 acres, while the Hughes Fire is 56% contained after burning 10,396, per the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).
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The 97th Oscars will air live on Sunday, March 2, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ABC from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.
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Conan O’Brien has faced his fair share of challenges in recent months, losing both of his parents and dealing with the devastating fires in Los Angeles. Despite these hardships, the beloved comedian is still set to host the Oscars and is prepping for the big night.In a recent interview, O’Brien opened up about how he is coping with the loss of his parents and the impact of the fires on his community. He shared that while it has been a difficult time, he is grateful for the support of his friends and family as he navigates these tough circumstances.
O’Brien also discussed how he is preparing for his hosting duties at the Oscars, noting that he is focused on creating a memorable and entertaining show for viewers. He expressed his excitement for the opportunity to host such a prestigious event and is determined to make it a night to remember.
Despite the challenges he has faced, O’Brien remains resilient and determined to deliver a memorable performance at the Oscars. Fans can expect to see his signature wit and humor on display as he takes the stage to host the star-studded event.
As O’Brien continues to navigate through these difficult times, his strength and determination serve as an inspiration to us all. We look forward to seeing him shine at the Oscars and wish him all the best as he prepares for the big night.
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