Conan O'Brien introduces new concept at the Oscars: a movie theater

“Are you tired of streaming movies from your couch, from your kitchen, and from your hand?” That was Conan O’Brien’s very legitimate query for the audience at the Dolby Theatre tonight. As we all know, there’s never been any other way to watch tonight’s nominated films… until now. Introducing CinemaStreams, a building featuring 800 glued-together smartphones that—wait for it—stream the films for you. You don’t even need to hold the screen in your hands! 

O’Brien introduced the extremely original idea in a sharp bit taking aim at some of the more unfortunate effects of the streaming era. You can even enjoy a tub of unregulated substances—popcorn and candy—while you watch your movies! Martin Scorsese popped up onscreen to endorse the invention (naturally), while a disclaimer noted that the proprietary concept was a “trademark of Conan O’Brien in partnership with the Sackler family and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.” Hosting the Oscars may be a largely thankless job, but O’Brien is up there having a blast and leaning into some of this season’s more all-consuming controversies.