Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! - Conan's Oscar Sketch: Deadly Gas, Sean Penn's Snub

Episode Date: March 16, 2026

Conan OBriens Oscar hosting gig takes a dramatic turn in a hilarious sketch, mimicking the plot of Paul Thomas Andersons One Battle After Another. OBrien is offered a lifelong hosting gig and a new office, but things take a deadly turn with a gas leak. Stars like Timothee Chalamet and Kylie Jenner cant stop laughing, while Sean Penn misses the ceremony to visit Ukraine, with Kieran Culkin accepting his Best Supporting Actor award. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[e-mail] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [e-mail]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/d329d1e9c0f0c3b5

Entertainment stories making news on March 16th. Conan O'Brien hosted the 98th Academy Awards, but a hilarious sketch right after the best picture win for Paul Thomas Anderson's won battle. After another, suggested he might never do it again. In the bit, inspired by the film's wild plot, O'Brien gets praised by a Saturday Night Live writer, playing a character from the movie who says The.

Show was so good he'd host for life, and even gets a new office at the Academy. Things turned dark fast when deadly gas starts leaking from the ceiling, mimicking the fate of Sean Penn's character from the film, leaving O'Brien in a mock deadly end. Stars like Timothy Shalamee and Kylie Jenner could not stop laughing, and O'Brien fired back at Shalamee with a quick jab about missing jazz and his. Meanwhile, Sean Penn won Best Supporting Actor for that same movie,

but skipped the ceremony to visit Ukraine, according to sources, with Kieran Culkin, accepting the award on his behalf. The Daily News Now is powered by our sponsor. It is a pillow that plays your podcast and music without earbuds, built for listening in bed, soli, solelypillow.com.