The late comedian George Carlin - famous for those "Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV" - was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the only award he saw as a legitimate comedy prize.

They were at the Kennedy Center to honor comedian George Carlin with this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor five months after he died at the age of 71. NPR's David Nogueras reports.

Comedian George Carlin has been selected by the Kennedy Center to receive this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The award and accompanying festivities will be staged Nov. 10 at the ...

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George Carlin will be awarded the 11th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Tuesday that Carlin will be honored for his 50-year ...

George Carlin will receive Mark Twain Prize. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts said Monday that it would go ahead with plans to present its Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to ...

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Kevin Hart receives this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor — now moving to Netflix, which struck a multi-year deal with the Kennedy Center.

A year after it moved from its longtime PBS home to CNN, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor is switching telecast partners again. Netflix has struck a multi-year deal with the John F. Kennedy ...

WASHINGTON — The late comedian George Carlin – famous for those “Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV” – was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the only award he saw as ...