Conan O'Brien arrives at a photo call for 'Conan O'Brien Must Go' in Los Angeles on April 16, 2024. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
A year after turning to comedian Jimmy Kimmel to host their big show, the Academy Awards will pivot to another familiar TV funnyman — Conan O’Brien. The Oscars will air live on ABC on March 2.Conan O'Brien, pictured in April in Los Angeles, has announced he will host the 2025 Academy Awards. A year after turning to comedian Jimmy Kimmel to host their big show, the Academy Awards will pivot to another familiar TV funnyman — Conan O'Brien.
"America demanded it and now it's happening: Taco Bell's new Cheesy Chalupa Supreme. In other news, I'm hosting the Oscars," O'Brien said in a statement Friday. It will be his first time as Oscar host, but he's emceed other high-profile awards shows, like the Emmy Awards in 2002 and 2006 and the White House Correspondents' dinner in 1995 and 2013.O'Brien joins the list of Oscar hosts that includes Johnny Carson, Billy Crystal, David Letterman, Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Rock, Jon Stewart, Hugh Jackman and Neil Patrick Harris.
"He joins an iconic roster of comedy greats who have served in this role, and we are so lucky to have him centre stage for the Oscars," said Craig Erwich, president of Disney Television Group.Alanis Morissette, Bryan Adams nominated for 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame
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