The ‘Tom Sawyer’ and ‘Huckleberry Finn’ author had an inimitable ability to make Americans reckon with their dark history. In ...

Mark Twain by Ron Chernow ... Twain not only bears the burden of having written about race in America, however insightfully or humanely, from the perspective of a 19th-century Missourian, but ...

He loved America, but knew it was deeply flawed ... Twain impersonators (one of whom insulted all the rest of the Mark Twain Prize winners in the room) were wrapping one another in awkward ...

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts recently honored comedian Conan O’Brien with the Mark Twain ... He said Twain was “allergic to hypocrisy” and “loathed racism.” “Twain empathized with the ...

“He loved America but knew it was deeply flawed ... Mulaney also said O’Brien was receiving the final Mark Twain Prize, suggesting Trump could be making several changes to the Kennedy Center.

As America’s greatest humorist ... The sentiment was followed by a parade of Mark Twains — all clad in white suits — led off by actor Will Forte, who was seated in the audience.

Again,” she said. “I just really miss the days when you were America’s only orange asshole.” · David Letterman musing, “The Mark Twain Prize... let me just say one thing. I’m not a ...

“Twain loved America, but he knew it was deeply flawed.” A Mark Twain impersonator then emerged from the audience. After a back-and-forth debate with O’Brien, he joined him onstage and the ...

“Twain loved America, but he knew it was deeply flawed.” A Mark Twain impersonator then emerged from the audience. After a back-and-forth debate with O’Brien, he joined him on stage and the ...

Among those paying tribute to the comedian at Sunday night's event in Washington, D.C., were Adam Sandler, John Mulaney, Sarah Silverman and a dozen Mark Twain impersonators.