When Conan O’Brien prepares to host for 97th Academy Awards On March 2, the actor and comedian revealed that he is linked to former hosts Billy Crystal and Jimmy Kimmel, as well as the event’s executive producer Molly McNearney.
“I have a nice text exchange with Billy Crystal, which is obviously the big time,” the comedian told People On Wednesday. “And last week I had dinner with Molly and Jimmy. They were fantastic (and) have so much good advice … It’s like people who have run the racetrack many times and they tell me, “When you get into the third turn there is a huge pot holes, so wit to the left. ” There are invaluable things. “
Although the former emceeing Emmys and White House correspondents dinner, O’Brien emphasized that there is “no such thing as coming to a point professionally where there are no nerves if you work in comedy.”
“I am very aware that it is an iconic show and can be difficult,” he added. “I like to face a challenge.”
O’Brien also annoyed that he is open to doing everything that can make him laugh and admit, “If I think something can be fun, I will make it my own disadvantage.”
In addition to seeking advice from previous hosts, O’Brien said that he is treating host for Oscars like running a marathon, with “meaningless stretching” and “crossing my legs and pulling the thighs to get the quad bike.” He will also have a delivery of coke zero, protein rods and hair product to maintain “the iconic swoop.”
“If I go out there with floppy disk, I think you will see the stock market crash,” he joked.
In the end, the host hopes that this year’s festivities will be an opportunity to “lift people up” and celebrate “an entire industry and people from every life in life that give their blood, sweat and tears for the show industry.”
O’Brien is best known for hosting “Late night with conan O’Brien” and “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien”, as well as “Conan” on TNT. He is currently hosting the podcast “Conan O’Brien needs a friend” and recently played in the travel show “Conan O’Brien must go.”
Before that, he wrote for “Saturday night live” and “The Simpsons”; O’Brien has won five Primetime Emmy prizes and has been nominated 31 times.
2025 Oscars will be broadcast live on ABC and Hulu from the Dolby Theater at Ovation in Los Angeles. In front of the ceremony, the official live red carpet will start at 18:30.
