Conan O’Brien hosted this year’s Academy Awards and he has revealed some golden ideas he and his writer weren’t allowed to execute. In an episode of his “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast, O’Brien and Mike Sweeney, who served as his head writer for the Oscars, discussed some behind-the-scenes moments from the recent event.

While Conan O’Brien’s Oscars host stint earlier this month was arguably a unanimous sweep, there were some jokes that didn’t slide with the Academy. In a Thursday episode of his podcast Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend,

The first-time host dished behind-the-scenes dirt during an episode of SiriusXM's 'Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend,' including his backstage encounter with Mick Jagger and the thing he'll miss most about hosting.