New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Hollywood’s biggest night is here. The 2026 Academy Awards, honoring the best of the best of films released between January 1 and December 31 2025, are tonight, March 15. This … Read more
Matt Damon remembered being put in his place by one of Hollywood’s finest as he reminisced on his decades-long career. During an appearance on the “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast, the Oscar-winner revealed that Clint Eastwood had a few choice words for the actor while they worked together on the 2009 docudrama “Invictus.” While running down … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. This past Sunday night, two of (inarguably) the funniest human beings on the planet shared a stage in Newark. On Dec. 7, Stephen Colbert interviewed Conan O’Brien at the regal … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. Prepare for witticisms, quips, knee-slappers and perhaps even a well-timed barb. On Sunday, Dec. 7, Conan O’Brien and Stephen Colbert are slated … Read more
Charlie Sheen is getting real about what it was like having a brother who was a member of the infamous Brat Pack. During an appearance on Conan O’Brien’s podcast, “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend,” on Oct. 6, Sheen discussed how he felt when his brother, Emilio Estevez, was at the height of his fame as a member of … Read more
Conan O’Brien is the latest late-night icon to address ABC’s decision to yank “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air. On Wednesday, a network spokesperson told The Post that “‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ will be pre-empted indefinitely” following the host’s comments about right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk’s murder. Conan O’Brien with Jimmy Kimmel on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” … Read more
Bob Odenkirk is breaking bad. The “Better Call Saul” star has revealed that he only made the 2021 action movie “Nobody” because he wanted to impress his former “Saturday Night Live” colleagues. “I thought of you guys often when I was exercising and thinking that’s just a reason to be doing this is if I … Read more
Ryan Reynolds and Conan O’Brien are as funny as ever. The actor, 48, appeared on the 62-year-old comedian’s “Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend” podcast” on Tuesday, where they playfully poked fun at Meghan Markle being a “middleman for jars of jam.” The Duchess of Sussex’s lifestyle brand, As Ever, which launched in April, is a collection … Read more
Salty about “SNL.” Sarah Silverman, 54, reflected on her one-season stint on “Saturday Night Live” during a recent appearance on “The Howard Stern Show.” The comedian was a writer and cast member during Season 19 (which aired from 1993 to 1994), but she got fired after just one season. Silverman called being on the show “so … Read more
Conan O’Brien is looking back at this brutally long Oscars speech. On the upcoming April 20th episode of his “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast, the comic, 61, spoke with Carol Leifer about Adrien Brody winning the Best Actor award for “The Brutalist.” “How to be funny if you’re going to give a speech, the … Read more
Conan O’Brien is returning to the Oscars stage in 2026. The late-night host and comedian will preside over the 98th Academy Awards, set for March 15, the film academy’s leadership said Monday. “The only reason I’m hosting the Oscars next year is that I want to hear Adrien Brody finish his speech,” O’Brien said in … Read more
Conan O’Brien is revealing secrets about hosting the Oscars 2025. The comedian, 61, recently had Oscars head writer Mike Sweeney on his “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast and they discussed the jokes and sketches that had to be cut from the 97th Academy Awards, including a promo that would’ve featured O’Brien and a 9-foot-tall … Read more
Tina Fey doesn’t play around when it comes to her marriage. Over 20 years ago, Fey, 54, flipped out because her husband, Jeff Richmond, ended up in a humiliating sketch on Conan O’Brien’s “Late Night” show, O’Brien recalled on Monday’s episode of his podcast. “I was just at ‘SNL’ and I saw Tina with her … Read more
Conan O’Brien is sharing sweet childhood memories of his beloved late parents. The comedian’s mom, Ruth Reardon O’Brien, died at age 92. just three days after his dad, renowned physician Dr. Thomas O’Brien, passed away on Dec. 9 at age 95. O’Brien reflected on their lives in a new interview with The Boston Globe. “I … Read more
Conan O’Brien is mourning the loss of both his mother and father. The comedian’s mom, Ruth Reardon O’Brien, has died just three days after the death of his dad, renowned physician Dr. Thomas O’Brien. The couple both passed away at their Brookline, Massachusetts, residence. Thomas died on Monday, Dec. 9., at age 95. Ruth died … Read more
He’s Conan the Entertainian! Comedian and former late-night host Conan O’Brien will host this year’s Oscars, for the first time in his career, ABC announced Friday “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 released by ABC. O’Brien … Read more
He wants to do the work. Conan O’Brien revealed that he approached “The White Lotus” creator Mike White and offered to play a sex worker on the Emmy winning HBO series. The comedian and former talk show host, 61, recalled his hilarious pitch during a recent episode of his “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast. … Read more
In an interview this week, Jimmy Kimmel conceded that the end is nigh for late-night talk shows. “I don’t know if there will be any late-night television shows on network TV in 10 years,” the “Jimmy Kimmel Live” host said. “Maybe there’ll be one but there won’t be a lot of them.” Jimmy’s right. The … Read more
Could Conan O’Brien be any more jealous? On the latest episode of his podcast, “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend,” O’Brien, 61, reminisced with ex Lisa Kudrow, 60, about “Friends.” O’Brien and Kudrow were romantically linked from 1988 to 1993, and the comedian recalled that Kudrow was impressed by Matthew Perry in the early days … Read more
“So the Pope walks into a bar …” Pope Francis welcomed a star-studded group of comedians to the Sistine Chapel at The Vatican on Friday — and they only had to wake up at “the butt crack of dawn” to meet him. “So, we’re on our way over to see the Pope,” Whoopi Goldberg, 68, said … Read more