Stand-up comedian and writer for The Onion, Conan, and After Midnight, Skyler Higley sat with Newsweek to talk about satire in the modern era, the art form of the viral tweet, and writing for ...

Oscars joke writer Skyler Higley defended the Kendrick Lamar and Drake joke he wrote for the 97th Academy Awards monologue. He explained the joke was in reference to the cultural moment and that ...

After the joke went viral, Oscars writer Skyler Higley took to X to share a behind-the-scenes bet he made. And honestly, it’s hard not to respect the confidence. The Drake Joke Wager Before the joke ...

Shortly after it aired, comedian and writer Skyler Higley—a former writer on Conan’s self-titled late-night show and a member of the team of writers Conan assembled for his Oscars gig ...

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Turns out, it wasn’t just O’Brien who believed in it. The punchline was written by his longtime writer, Skyler Higley, who knew exactly what he was doing. wrote the Kendrick Lamar joke and bet ...

Comedian and writer Skyler Higley took credit for it on X, writing, “wrote the Kendrick Lamar joke and bet our executive producer $50 that it would kill. just made $50.” ...

The comedian also discusses the "Wicked"-inspired opening that got scrapped The post Conan O’Brien Admits He Didn’t Write the Oscars Joke About Drake: ‘I’m Not That Well Versed in Rap Battles’ ...

Oscars writer, Skyler Higley, who has worked with O’Brien before on late-night show Conan and Taylor Tomlinson’s After Midnight, shared on social media he had made a bet his joke would be well ...

Shortly after O’Brien made the quip, the comedian’s joke writer Skyler Higley celebrated the joke’s success on X. “wrote the Kendrick Lamar joke and bet our executive producer $50 that it ...