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Tag: Mark Twain Prize

Eddie Murphy receives his Mark Twain Prize: “Did y’all make Bill give his back?”
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Eddie Murphy receives his Mark Twain Prize: “Did y’all make Bill give his back?”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 19, 2015October 19, 2015

Dave Chappelle, Whitney Cummings, Kathy Griffin, Arsenio Hall, Sam Moore, Kevin Nealon, Trevor Noah, Jay Pharoah, Joe Piscopo, Chris Rock, JB Smoove and plenty of other …

Movies / Saturday Night Live / TV

Eddie Murphy, 2015 Mark Twain Prize winner, on not telling a joke onstage since 1987’s “Raw”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 13, 2015

Eddie Murphy will receive the 2015 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor this weekend at the Kennedy Center, and a whole host of comedy stars …

Movies / Saturday Night Live / TV

Eddie Murphy to receive 2015 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 9, 2015April 9, 20151

A couple of months after he came back to Saturday Night Live but only to accept our applause, Eddie Murphy will get another chance to …

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Jay Leno is the Richard Nixon of comedy

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 20, 2014

Jay Leno struck this pose Sunday night while accepting the 2014 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. In doing …

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Jay Leno to receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2014

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 18, 2014

Now that he’s retired, Jay Leno can start to reap the rewards of his free time. Perhaps nothing quite as rewarding as the news this …

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Watch Carol Burnett win the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on PBS

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 25, 2013November 25, 2013

Carol Burnett received the 16th annual Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor for 2013. Held in Washington, D.C., at The Kennedy Center in October, …

Carol Burnett to receive 2013 Mark Twain Prize from The Kennedy Center
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Carol Burnett to receive 2013 Mark Twain Prize from The Kennedy Center

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 23, 2013

The Kennedy Center has announced it’s awarding Carol Burnett with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2013. Burnett, 80, is the 16th recipient …

Watch Ellen DeGeneres win the 2012 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
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Watch Ellen DeGeneres win the 2012 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 2, 2012

In case you missed it Tuesday because you were watching post-tropical storm Sandy coverage on TV, or because you didn’t have enough electricity to watch …

Ellen DeGeneres to receive 2012 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
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Ellen DeGeneres to receive 2012 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 16, 20121

For the third consecutive year, The Kennedy Center is going relatively young with its pick for the annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, selecting …

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