Conan O’Brien hosted this year’s Academy Awards and he has revealed some golden ideas he and his writer weren’t allowed to execute. In an episode of his “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast, O’Brien and Mike Sweeney, who served as his head writer for the Oscars, discussed some behind-the-scenes moments from the recent event.

Conan O’Brien, who hosted the 2025 Oscars in Los Angeles March 2, shared some of his ideas that were ultimately cut from the ceremony due to surprising Academy rules.

Late night talk show host Conan O'Brien hosted the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, but there were some jokes that he was banned from telling. The comedian received mostly positive reviews for his performance on the night as a whole, but he had to abide by some pretty strict and downright strange rules.