After way too many hostless or less-than-perfectly hosted Hollywood awards shows over the last few years, Conan O’Brien’s opener as emcee of the 2025 Oscars represented an extremely welcome return to solid joke-writing. (He and Demi Moore really got into it with that Substance bit up top, huh?)

With enthusiastic odes to Los Angeles slotted smoothly next to absurd symphonic space worms, the 2025 Academy Awards had a little bit of everything - and tied it all together with, get this, a genuine love for the nominated movies.

The comedian and former late-night host steps into the hot spot formerly occupied by Jimmy Kimmel, Billy Crystal and others.

Thank you, then, to Conan O’Brien, whose early salvo of gags and silliness – arriving on the heels of a sensational medley of “Over the Rainbow”, “Home” and “Defying Gravity” by Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande – speedily made it the most enjoyable Oscar monologue in years.

The best jokes from Conan O'Brien's opening monologue, including riffs on Emilia Perez, Timothee Chalamet, and Adam Sandler.

The podcaster and former late-night host addressed the controversy surrounding the Netflix hit during his monologue kicking off the Academy Awards.

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Oscars 2025 scored a hit in the laughter department. Conan O'Brien's monologue landed many deft jabs. There were streaming glitches on Hulu, puzzled viewers wondering what exactly "Anora" was and ...