Conan O’Brien, the writer turned late-night host turned podcaster, will receive the Twain Prize for American humor at Kennedy Center on March 23.

Conan O'Brien is the latest comedian to be feted at the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The former host of Conan and The Tonight Show will receive the award on March 23 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

"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 said in a release from The Kennedy Center.

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present the 26th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to Conan O’Brien on March 23, 2025, in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. The Prize, which is named to honor one of the world’s greatest humorists,

Conan O'Brien is being honoured with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The 61-year-old comic - who previously hosted late night talk shows 'Conan' and 'The Tonight Show' - is following in the footsteps of the likes of Steve Martin,

Conan O’Brien said in the Kennedy Center statement that he would be 'the first winner of the Mark Twain Prize recognized not for humor, but for my work as a riverboat pilot.'

Conan O’Brien is to receive this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, it has been announced. The comedian and former talk show host will be the 26th recipient of the prestigious award, following in the footsteps of comics such as Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, George Carlin and Whoopi Goldberg.