Emmy-winning comedian Conan O’Brien has been announced as this year’s recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

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

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present the 26th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to Conan O’Brien on March 23 ...

"I am honored to be the first winner of the Mark Twain Prize recognized not for humor," O'Brien said in a statement, "but for ...

Conan O'Brien was named the 26th recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Thursday, Jan. 16, joking it's for his 'work as a riverboat pilot.' ...

Before hosting this year’s Oscars, comedian Conan O’Brien will accept his own big award. The Emmy Award winner, set to host ...

"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," ...

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There are very few people in the world with a resume like Conan O'Brien. The former late-night show host has written for ...

O’Brien offered his own tongue-in-cheek assessment, saying 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 ...