Although it’s been lower than two weeks since Conan O’Brien made his Oscars internet hosting debut, the famously self-deprecatory comic is already discussing how issues may’ve gone in a different way. Throughout a latest recording of his podcast “Conan O’Brien Wants a Buddy” with Oscars head author Mike Sweeney, the previous late-night host went into element about tried jokes that have been minimize down by members of the Academy. For a promo that concerned O’Brien “preventing about issues {couples} battle about,” however with the gold Oscars statue, he was advised instantly that he couldn’t lie the statue on its facet.
“One of many folks from the Academy got here ahead and mentioned, ‘Oscar can by no means be horizontal.’ And that blew my thoughts,” mentioned O’Brien. “Like, wow, that is just like the thigh bone of St. Peter. It is a spiritual icon.”
For the precise present, O’Brien needed to take extra inspiration from Billy Crystal’s years internet hosting by inserting himself right into a bunch of the nominated movies. He was ready to take action with “The Substance” on the high of the present, however plans to do extra needed to be minimize away,
“It was the concept that, ‘Oh, Conan’s now going to goof on all the films,’” O’Brien mentioned. “It begins with me and I’m in ‘Depraved’ and I’m all inexperienced, ending ‘Defying Gravity’ or a kind of songs. And I end it and you then minimize to the subsequent factor, which is ‘Gladiator II’ and ‘clang, clang, clang’ with swords and also you see that I’m a gladiator however you then discover that I’m nonetheless inexperienced. And you then go on to ‘Conclave’ and also you see folks voting with their ballots and one of many arms continues to be inexperienced.”
Ultimately, O’Brien was to finish up in “Dune: Half II,” the place, in character, Javier Bardem would make be aware of the truth that he was inexperienced and the way he ought to’ve shot “Depraved” final as an alternative of first.
“The entire thing was that the dye wouldn’t come off and we needed to shoot it in in the future,” mentioned O’Brien.
They’d additionally deliberate to characteristic characters like Depend Orlok from “Nosferatu” ridiculing him for his look. Sadly, after the Southern California wildfires happened in January, the Academy insisted on beginning the present with a “Wizard of Oz” musical tribute led by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.
Hearken to the total recap on “Conan O’Brien Wants a Buddy” beneath.