Oscars, Conan O'Brien dropped a witty Drake joke. This had everyone crying when the host said, "Well, we're halfway through the show, which means it's time for Kendrick Lamar to come out and call Drak

Conan O'Brien's joke about Kendrick Lamar and Drake was a hosting highlight of the 97th Annual Academy Awards. However, that joke was allegedly hotly debated by ABC.

The Drake versus Kendrick Lamar feud has gone so mainstream that it even got a mention from Conan O'Brien at the Academy Awards.

Conan O'Brien's well-landed joke halfway through Sunday night's Oscars -- about Kendrick Lamar calling Drake a pedophile -- was nearly left in comedy purgatory, sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ

Conan O'Brien's joke writer wants everyone who missed the comedic timing of his Oscars bit about Kendrick Lamar and Drake's beef to just say that -- there was no malice

Oscars joke writer Skyler Higley defended the Kendrick Lamar and Drake joke he wrote for the 97th Academy Awards monologue. He explained the joke was in reference to the cultural moment and that O'Brien was not taking sides in the rappers' feud.

Conan O’Brien used his gig hosting the 97th Academy Awards to deliver the kind of vintage Coco humor that the game’s been missing since his show ended, plus some shocking envelope-pushers—like when he addressed the elephant in the room with a Karla Sofía Gascón bit in his monologue.

Conan O’Brien shocked the Oscars with a joke about the ongoing beef between rappers Kendrick Lamar and Drake, and it’s one that earned the joke writer some cash. Comedian and writer Skyler Higley was the brains behind the joke,

Conan O’Brien quipped about Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s years-long beef and Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show during the 2025 Oscars. A little over two hours into the Oscars broadcast, O’Brien, 61, joked, “Well, we’re halfway through the show, which means it’s time for Kendrick Lamar to come out and call Drake a pedophile.”

Conan O'Brien at the #Oscars: "Well, we're halfway through the show, which means it's time for Kendrick Lamar to come out and call Drake a pedophile." pic.twitter.com/KmbX3QjnlM