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COVID-19 Pandemic Cancels Mark Twain Prize For American Humor in 2020
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COVID-19 Pandemic Cancels Mark Twain Prize For American Humor in 2020

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 23, 2020June 23, 2020

The Kennedy Center has announced there will be no Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2020, postponing the ceremony until June 2021 due to …

Julia Louis-Dreyfus honored with the 2018 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus honored with the 2018 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 23, 2018May 23, 2018

Congratulations to Julia Louis-Dreyfus, named today as the 21st annual recipient of The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The John F. Kennedy Center for …

The PBS broadcast of Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
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The PBS broadcast of Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 31, 2016November 1, 20161

In case you missed it due to a Halloween party or the World Series or college football, there was a major comedy event on TV …

Bill Murray to receive 2016 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
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Bill Murray to receive 2016 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 13, 2016June 13, 20161

The Kennedy Center announced today that it’ll award Bill Murray the 2016 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Said Murray in a statement: “I believe …

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 …

Eddie Murphy to receive 2015 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
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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 …

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

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

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Upon receiving Kennedy Center Honors, a rare interview with David Letterman

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 24, 2012December 27, 20121

Finding a sincere, sit-down interview with David Letterman is about as rare as finding one with the late Johnny Carson. Which, if you follow Letterman’s …

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