When I heard Conan O’Brien was going to be hosting the 97th Annual Academy Awards, I had to say I was more than a little intrigued, and not just because I couldn’t snooze through another Jimmy Kimmel round 17, or whatever. Conan has the old Late Night host charm that is hard to come by these days, but unlike the other Jimmy, he’s not afraid to ruffle a few feathers for the sake of a laugh. And, so far, Conan has been bringing the giggles in full force, including a musical number that I’m still trying to wrap my head around. Here are Conan O’Brien’s Best Jokes from the 2025 Oscars so you can save the lolz for later.
Ranking Conan O’Brien’s Best Jokes At The 2025 Golden Globes
1. Conan called out Karla Sofia Gascon’s heinous racist tweets controversy when he said, “Little fact for you. ‘Anora’ uses the F word 479 times. That’s three more than the record set by Karla Sofía Gascón’s publicist.” 10/10, no notes, except that he should’ve gone harder, TBH.
2. “If you haven’t seen ‘Conclave,’ its logline is ‘a movie about the Catholic Church, but don’t worry’.”
3. “Antonio Banderas plays a man who doesn’t know how to give his wife an orgasm. He described it as the most challenging role of his career.” Conan nailed the joke by saying that Antonio should’ve consulted him.
4. As a follow-up to the Karla Twitter bit, Conan told Karla that if she was going to tweet mean things about the show tonight, she should remember his name is “Jimmy Kimmel.”
5. Conan spotlighted Adam Sandler in the audience wearing his classic basketball shorts and hoodie get-up. Adam made the moment a classic by getting in Timothée’s face and yelling, “Chalameeeeet.”
6. In a loud ode to The Substance, Conan was CGIed into Demi Moore’s body in one of the more graphic scenes from the movie, taking the place of Margaret Qualley. I mean, I chuckled, but it’s been done before several times this awards season.
7. The “I Won’t Waste Time” song was very cute, very mindful, but ultimately, it could’ve used more gags than dancing Deadpool to make it stick.
