Conan O’Brien will host the Oscars ceremony on Sunday night and is joking about the real reason he took on the gig. Previewing the 97th annual Academy Awards, the former late-night talk show host joked at a press conference,

It is a well-known joke that hosting the Oscars is one of the worst jobs in Hollywood, so when four-time host Jimmy Kimmel offered to give newcomer Conan O'Brien some pointers for the gig, O'Brien was all ears.