While drama has surrounded the Kennedy Center following President Trump’s takeover as its board chair, a night of comedy honoring Conan O’Brien has not been caught in the crossfire.

Chappelle, who received the President’s Award at the 56th NAACP Image Awards, did so shortly after the former Vice President was honored with the Chairman’s Award according to Deadline. The 2019 ...

The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor has been presented ... (2024), Adam Sandler (2023), Jon Stewart (2022), Dave Chappelle (2019), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (2018), David Letterman (2017) and ...

Bill Cosby, the 2009 recipient, had his Mark Twain Prize rescinded in 2019 amid multiple allegations of sexual assault.

By Paul Grein Score one for Team Coco. Conan O’Brien has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He’ll receive the award on March 23, less than three ...

“The Mark Twain Prize and giving Ken Burns the idea for ... a spark that led to Burns’ 2019 series Country Music. The former was a more complicated process, recounted in his 2021 book, The ...

Bill Cosby, the 2009 recipient, had his Mark Twain Prize rescinded in 2019 amid multiple allegations of sexual assault.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Comedian and host Conan O'Brien was named the newest recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy on Thursday. O'Brien, 61, has carved out an improbable ...