The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor was first given to comedian Richard Pryor in 1998. Over the years, it’s been handed out to everyone from Carl Reiner and Neil Simon to Steve Martin ...

"I am honored to be the first winner of the Mark Twain Prize recognized not for humor ... Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Steve Martin, Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Stewart, Dave Chappelle Adam Sandler and, most ...

Kevin Hart was last year’s recipient and previous honorees include Dave Chappelle, Adam Sandler, Jon Stewart, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Steve Martin ... Mark Twain Prize will be produced by David ...

The 26th Mark Twain Prize will be produced by David Jammy and the creative team at Done+Dusted, the Kennedy Center’s producing partner for the Mark Twain Prize since 2018. The Mark Twain Prize ...

Conan O’Brien is to receive this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, it has been announced. The comedian and former talk show host will be the 26th recipient of the prestigious award, ...

The 26th Mark Twain Prize will be produced by David Jammy and the creative team ... (2002), Lily Tomlin (2003), Lorne Michaels (2004), Steve Martin (2005), Neil Simon (2006), Billy Crystal ...

As the 26th recipient, he joins an illustrious list of previous Mark Twain Prize honourees, which includes Adam Sandler, Steve Martin, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lorne Michaels ...

Conan O'Brien has been named the recipient of the 2025 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The comedian, Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend host and former late-night personality was announced as the award ...