Mark Twain Prize for American Humor: Quick Facts

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Facts

Notable Honorees

Jon Stewart • Adam Sandler • Carl Reiner • Will Ferrell • Steve Martin • Billy Crystal • Bill Murray • Dave Chappelle • Bill Maher • Julia Louis-Dreyfus • Conan O’Brien • David Letterman • Carol Burnett • Tina Fey • Lily Tomlin • Whoopi Goldberg • Kevin Hart • Bob Newhart • Jay Leno • George Carlin • Jonathan Winters • Ellen DeGeneres • Eddie Murphy • Neil Simon • Lorne Michaels • Richard Pryor

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Bob Newhart in a tuxedo stands on stage at the Kennedy Center, holding a phone to his ear, with the Mark Twain Prize bust on a pedestal beside him.

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