Comedian Conan O'Brien is the latest former late-night host to receive the Mark Twain prize: a distinction for American humor ...

The comedian, podcaster and former late-night host will be the 26th recipient of the award from the Kennedy Center.

"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," ...

The Kennedy Center announced Thursday that Conan O’Brien is the 26th recipient of ... on American society in the center’s estimation. Richard Pryor received the first Twain Prize, in 1998.

The former late-night host joins the ranks of a celebrated group including Kevin Hart, Jon Stewart, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

Conan O'Brien, the writer turned late-night host turned podcaster, will receive the Twain Prize for American humor at Kennedy ...

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

Conan O'Brien will become the latest late-night comedy ... O'Brien joins the ranks of several leading comics. The late Richard Pryor was the first to ever receive the award, while the most recent ...

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," O'Brien said in a statement, "but for ...

Conan O'Brien has been selected by The John F ... by Karl Gerhardt (1853–1940).Previous recipients include Richard Pryor, Whoopi Goldberg, Bob Newhart, Lily Tomlin, Billy Crystal, Carol Burnett ...

Conan O'Brien is being honoured with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The 61-year-old comic - who previously hosted ...