Conan O'Brien Will Be Thinking of His Late Parents as He Hosts Oscars 'and Trying to Get Them to Laugh' (Exclusive)

Ruth O’Brien; Conan O’Brien; Thomas Francis O’Brien.Photo:iRelaunch; Kevin Winter/Getty; iRelaunch iRelaunch; Kevin Winter/Getty; iRelaunch “I think they were very proud of the work I did, and they would’ve enjoyed this night,” says O’Brien, 61, ofhis father Dr. Thomas O’Brien and mother Ruth Reardon O’Brien, whodiedin December at age 95 and 92, respectively, within days of each other. “I have a really great photograph of my parents laughing in the audience at an event that I did years ago, [and] I realized early on the original reason anybody gets into comedy is just trying to make our parents laugh,” he says.

ConclaveandEmilia PérezLead U.K.'s 2025 BAFTA Nominations: See the Full List

From L: Saoirse Ronan inThe Outrun(2024); Ralph Fiennes inConclave(2024); Karla Sofía Gascón inEmilia Pérez(2024).Photo:Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics; Courtesy of Focus Features; PAGE 114 - WHY NOT PRODUCTIONS - PATHÉ FILMS - FRANCE 2 CINÉMA. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics; Courtesy of Focus Features; PAGE 114 - WHY NOT PRODUCTIONS - PATHÉ FILMS - FRANCE 2 CINÉMA. The 2025BAFTA Awardsare rapidly approaching. This year’scrop of nomineesinclude several award-season favorites, likeConclaveandEmilia Pérez, which lead with 12 and 11 nominations, respectively.

ConclaveCast Wins Top Prize at 2025 SAG Awards: 'We Had a Blessed Time,' Says Ralph Fiennes

The cast of ‘Conclave’ at the 2025 SAG Awards.Photo:Netflix Netflix The cast ofConclavetook home the biggest award of the night at the 2025SAG Awards. Ralph Fiennes,John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto andIsabella Rosselliniwere the cast members who took the stage at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles to accept the win. Fiennes, 62, accepted the award, joking that he was not “elected” to speak but was “designated to” on behalf of “our conclave, our ensemble.

Condemned Murderer May Be First Person in 15 Years to Be Executed by Firing Squad in U.S.

Brad Sigmon.Photo:South Carolina Department of Corrections South Carolina Department of Corrections Brad Sigmon’s execution is scheduled for March 7 for the 2001 baseball bat killings of his ex-girlfriend’s parents in Greenville County, per theAssociated PressandUSA Today. According to the outlets, after killing David and Gladys Larke, Sigmon kidnapped his ex-girlfriend at gunpoint. Although he shot at her after she escaped his moving vehicle, she survived. Image of a death chamber with an electric chair.

Confessions from TGIF Stars: 'Family Matters, Full House' & More

01of 11 Danielle Fishel, Boy Meets World ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Fishel initially had a smaller role in the series but wound up replacing the original actress chosen to play Topanga. But the then-12-year-old had a habit of speaking quickly. This ultimatelyproved to be a problemfor series creator Michael Jacobs, andduring a recent episodeof thePod Meets Worldpodcast, Fishel claimed he threatened to fire her from the ABC series.