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Conan O’Brien Admits He Didn’t Write the Oscars Joke About Drake: ‘I’m Not That Well Versed in Rap Battles’

Conan O'Brien's Drake joke at the Oscars got a lot of laughs, but the comedian admits he didn't write the joke himself.

“This has happened to me a couple of times, but I walked to a store this morning to get a cup of coffee, and this young Black gentleman came up to me and said, ‘Conan, I got to ask you, did you write that joke about Drake?’” the host recalled. One of the gags that didn’t make it to the live show was a cold open that began with the host in green make-up like Elphaba in “Wicked.” The bit would have continued into “Dune,” with O’Brien still being green underneath his desert gear and saying of the make-up, “Yeah, this stuff doesn’t come off.”

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