Mark Twain Prize

Ellen DeGeneres Wins Top Humor Award

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.15.2012

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WASHINGTON — Ellen DeGeneres, who broke ground in 1997 as the first lead character on prime-time TV to reveal she was gay, is winning the nation...

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WATCH: Andy Samberg, Conan O'Brien & More Honor Will Ferrell

Posted 01.01.2012

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Were you too busy trick-or-treating to catch Monday night's Mark Twain Prize ceremony honoring Will Ferrell? Well, you're in luck, because PBS has mad...

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Will Ferrell Wins Nation's Top Humor Prize At Kennedy Center

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 12.23.2011

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WASHINGTON — Will Ferrell, who refined his impersonation of President George W. Bush on "Saturday Night Live" and later took his presidential ac...

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'SNL,' '30 Rock' Stars Turn Out For Tina Fey's Kennedy Center Gala

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Mark Twain paid a surprise visit to the Kennedy Center on Tuesday night to honor Tina Fey with the nation's top humor prize that be...

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Betty White & SNL Alum To Honor Tina Fey At Kennedy Center

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Betty White will join "Saturday Night Live" cast members when they toast Tina Fey with the nation's top humor prize at the Kennedy ...

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Tina Fey On What Makes Her Laugh, Cake vs. Pie & More (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Tina Fey is now the youngest-ever recipient of the Mark Twain Prize For Humor. She was honored appropriately this week at the Kennedy Center by friend...

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Seinfeld, Rock Pay Tribute To Bill Cosby At Star-Studded Comedy Event

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Someone had to hold Bill Cosby back to keep him from crawling over a balcony and joining fellow comedians on stage as the stars lin...

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Seinfeld To Salute Cosby With Mark Twain Prize

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The comedian who kept NBC viewers entertained on Thursday nights well after "The Cosby Show" was gone will salute Bill Cosby when h...

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Jon Stewart And Lily Tomlin Honor George Carlin

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The late comedian George Carlin _ famous for those "Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV" _ was honored Monday with the Mark Twain P...

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