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 ...

The “performatively rubbing hot sauce on your nipples”–to–“winning the Mark Twain Prize for American ... of previous recipients including Richard Pryor, Jon Stewart, Julia Louis-Dreyfus ...

Conan O'Brien will become the latest late-night comedy king to be crowned with the Mark Twain Prize for American ... several leading comics. The late Richard Pryor was the first to ever receive ...

"I am honored to be the first winner of the Mark Twain Prize recognized not ... Past recipients include Richard Pryor, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Steve Martin, Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Stewart, Dave ...

Richard Pryor received the first Twain Prize ... “I am honored to be the first winner of the Mark Twain Prize recognized not for humor, but for my work as a riverboat pilot,” O’Brien ...

Conan O'Brien has been selected by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to receive the 26th Mark Twain Prize ...

Past recipients include Richard Pryor, Carl Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg, Carol Burnett and Dave Chappelle. Conan O’Brien attends the 24th Annual Mark Twain Prize For American Humor at The Kennedy ...

By Rick Porter Television Writer Conan O’Brien will be the next recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American ... joining a list of honorees that includes Richard Pryor, Carl Reiner, Whoopi ...

As a recipient of The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, O'Brien joins a who's who of American comedy that includes Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Lily Tomlin, Whoopi Goldberg and Kevin Hart.

Conan O’Brien is the latest comedian to be feted at the Mark Twain Prize for American ... Carol Burnett and Richard Pryor. Last year, Netflix struck a multi-year deal with the John F.

"I am honored to be the first winner of the Mark Twain Prize recognized not for humor, but for my work as a riverboat pilot," ...