As Conan O’Brien prepares to host the 97th Academy Awards on March 2, the actor and comedian revealed that he’s connected with previous hosts Billy Crystal and Jimmy Kimmel, as well as the event’s executive producer Molly McNearney.
“I have a nice text exchange with Billy Crystal, who’s obviously the all-time great,” the comedian told People on Wednesday. “And last week I had dinner with Molly and Jimmy. They were terrific [and] have so much great advice… It’s like people that have driven the racetrack many times and they’re telling me, ‘When you get into the third turn, there’s a huge pothole, so veer to the left.’