The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor has become the ultimate honor for any American in comedy. Presented by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.

This stroke of luck and early testament to O’Brien’s gift for comedy led to a short but revolutionary stint writing for “The ...

Conan O'Brien received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center, making his award show the first major ...

Conan O’Brien accepted the award for lifetime achievement in comedy Sunday night, making him the 26th recipient of the Mark Twain Prize.

Mark Twain would be proud. The March 23 event was sillier, spicier and, as the first major event at the Kennedy Center since ...

In accepting the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the comedian mounted a bristling political attack artfully disguised as ...

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Some of America’s top comedians praised the famously apolitical late-night host — and had some choice words for the Kennedy ...

Conan O'Brien received the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize on Sunday as presenters took aim at Trump and the upheaval at ...

Conan O'Brien received the Mark Twain prize for humor in ceremony that drew Sarah Silverman, Will Ferrell, David Letterman ...