Conan O’Brien Announced as Oscars Host, His First Time

Conan O’Brien’s received some large information — he’s making his Oscars internet hosting debut!

The speak present legend shared a hilarious clip holding the enduring Oscar trophy, pretending he’d snagged a significant film award — till somebody yanks it away, leaving him awkwardly realizing he’s really the brand new host of the 97th Academy Awards.

His performing within the clip won’t win him an Oscar anytime quickly, however his wit was on level — he joked within the caption that America’s demand for him as host rivals the love for Taco Bell’s new Tacky Chalupa Supreme.

In the meantime, Academy CEO Invoice Kramer and President Janet Yang couldn’t cease gushing about him, calling Conan the right choose for the gig — they mentioned his knack for connecting with audiences by way of humor makes him preferrred for celebrating the movie business in model.

In fact, Conan’s no rookie — he helmed “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” from 1993 to 2009, a short stint as host of ‘The Tonight Present,’ then hosted “Conan” from 2010 to 2021 … plus a bunch of different internet hosting gigs over time.

However let’s be actual, the Oscars is the large leagues — and Conan’s getting into some large sneakers after Jimmy Kimmel, who made his 4th return to the stage final yr.