United Kingdom, March 14 -- Conan O'Brien was banned from putting clothes on a giant Oscar statue.

The 61-year-old comic hosted the Academy Awards earlier this month and while he had a great time, he revealed the Academy of Motion Picture Arts + Sciences and telecast producers had some strict rules that "blew [his] mind".

Speaking on his 'Conan Needs a Friend' podcast, he said: "They're very serious about certain things. There was a giant Oscar statue, and I shot something with it. It was really fun."

He explained an idea that would have seen him and the statue sharing an apartment as a warring couple but it was quickly quashed.

He said: "We're fighting about things couples fight about. At one point, I thought, oh, this would be reall...