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O’Brien delivered monologue jokes with his typical confident expertise, but the routine would’ve been better suited for a late-night talk show than the Oscars.

Host Conan O’Brien immediately broke the ice during his opening monologue when he cracked a joke at her expense that literally made the crowd grit its teeth and groan.

For the monologue, Gillis pushed his luck early, starting with some jokes about how hilarious Trump has been in office, and how former President Biden was also funny.

“I’m getting out there. I’m not doing these interior monologues for 330 pages about my first experiences in the back seat of an Oldsmobile or something.”

He then hid his right hand behind his desk and continued his monologue for four more minutes while the shattered remains of the mug remained on the desk.