Inside the Oscars: Execs Explain In Memoriam Omissions, Playing Off ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Winners and Bringing Back Conan O’Brien as Host

They weren’t kidding at the end of last night’s Oscars: Conan O’Brien, if you want it, the Academy Awards “host for life” job is yours — well, at least for the final two years of ABC’s deal.

“Oh, that is no joke, Conan is host for life,” Walt Disney Television’s Rob Mills, the executive vice president, unscripted and alternative entertainment who’s in charge of the Oscars telecast, told Variety on Monday morning. “He hasn’t accepted yet. He’s just being told, we’re assuming that was not a comedy bit. We’re going to treat…