But the sequence has as much of a Browning-esque quality of performance, of the dramatic monologue, as his splendid free-verse exploration of the world of a dog, ‘Yoko’. There was, of course, a ...

Women have proved themselves as superb multi-taskers and have excelled in work-home balance unlike their male compatriots.

Steve Martin, during his monologue for Saturday Night Live‘s 50th anniversary special, got his Canadian pal Martin Short into an unfortunate situation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Conan O’Brien is the king. The former late-night host is one of the only comedians I would trust to crack a joke at the Oscars about the controversy involving Karla Sofía Gascón’s X account.

Dave Chappelle recently told a stand-up audience in San Francisco that “Saturday Night Live” producers did not want him to talk about Gaza or transgender people in his opening monologue when ...

Not since David Letterman, the most underrated Oscar host of the modern era, has a monologue been this loopy. Jason Zinoman is a critic at large for the Culture section of The Times and writes a ...

Hosting the Oscars is a famously difficult gig. But Conan O'Brien didn't play it safe in his 2025 Oscars monologue, bringing up one of the biggest controversies of awards season: "Emilia Pérez ...

On Sunday, March 2, the comedy veteran, 61, hosted the 2025 Oscars and poked fun at Karla Sofía Gascón's recent controversies in his opening monologue. "I loved Anora, I really did. Little fact ...

In a breezy opening monologue, the multi-Grammy Award winner quipped, “I know you might be thinking I’m here to promote my album, Mayhem, but I’m actually here to remind you I’m an amazing ...

Conan O’Brien kicked off the Oscars with a bang, opening his hosting debut with a monologue that poked fun at the films and stars nominated at Hollywood’s biggest night. Before the jokes ...

Frequent “Saturday Night Live” host Steve Martin kicked off the NBC show’s 50th anniversary special with a monologue which united him with fellow “SNL” icon John Mulaney and got Martin ...

Adam Sandler made sure he got the last laugh during Conan O'Brien's opening monologue at the 2025 Oscars. The actor and unlikely fashion icon, 58, made a surprise appearance at Sunday's ceremony ...