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 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,

The Certified Lover Boy caught strays during Hollywood's biggest night.The writer behind host Conan O'Brien's joke about Kendrick Lamar and Drake at the 2025 Oscars knew the line would elicit big laughs from the audience.

Conan O'Brien made a joke about Kendrick Lamar and Drake's ongoing feud while hosting the 2025 Oscars on Sunday, March 2.

Midway through the 97th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday (March 2), host Conan O'Brien fired off a Kendrick Lamar one-liner that once again made Drake the butt of the joke - this time at the Oscars. Coming out of a commercial break,

Drake was the butt of the joke at another global broadcast this weekend when Conan O’Brien referenced Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX performance at the Oscars. The writer of the joke took to X and peeled back the curtain on how the moment came to be.

Conan O'Brien's well-landed joke about Kendrick Lamar calling Drake a pedophile was nearly left in comedy purgatory, sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ Hip Hop.

Conan O'Brien is delivering a night full of laughs as the host of the 2025 Academy Awards ceremony, even poking fun at one of the biggest rap rivalries around — Kendrick Lamar and Drake. During the Sunday,

A writer for the Oscars made a bet with one of the show’s executive producers and is now $50 richer. At the halfway point of the Academy Awards telecast, host Conan O’Brien made a quip addressing the feud between the rappers.