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    Kevin Hart Leads the Roastiest Mark Twain Prize Ceremony EverWith some help from Jerry Seinfeld, J.B. Smoove, Jimmy Fallon, and more.
    By Jen Chaney
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    Kevin Hart to Win the Mark Twain Prize for American HumorThe comedian will be the reward’s 25th recipient, following Adam Sandler, Jon Stewart, Dave Chappelle, and more.
    By Hershal Pandya
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    Idina Menzel Serenades Adam Sandler As Opera ManChris Rock, Conan O’Brien, and others also offered touching tributes to the comedian during his Mark Twain Prize ceremony.
    By Hershal Pandya
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    Adam Sandler Wins Mark Twain Prize, Critics Be Damned“Everything we do together makes me feel like the critics don’t know what they’re talking about.”
    By Hershal Pandya
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    Neal Brennan Gave the Best Speech at Dave Chappelle’s Mark Twain Prize Ceremony“Writing and directing Dave sometimes was as simple as me standing onstage with my jaw hanging open, going, ‘Uh, cut?’”
    By Jen Chaney
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    Dave Chappelle Is Honored, With Honesty, at the Kennedy CenterJon Stewart, Tiffany Haddish, Neil Brennan, and others paid tribute to the comedian at the Kennedy Center.
    By Jen Chaney
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    Dave Chappelle to Receive 2019’s Mark Twain Prize for American HumorThe award will be handed out at the Kennedy Center in October.
    By Megh Wright
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    Julia Louis-Dreyfus Honored With Comedy’s Prestigious Mark Twain PrizeJerry Seinfeld, Larry David, Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, and others paid tribute to the Veep star at the Kennedy Center.
    By Jen Chaney
  9. What Happened When Bill Murray Was Honored at the Kennedy CenterMiley Cyrus recovered from some mistakes, David Letterman spoke from the heart, and Bill Murray was Bill Murray.
    By Jen Chaney
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    Bill Murray to Receive Mark Twain PrizeThe ceremony will take place on October 23.
    By Jackson McHenry
  11. Watch Eddie Murphy Impersonate Bill Cosby While Accepting the Mark Twain […]Here’s a clip from last night’s ceremony for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor honoring Eddie Murphy, who, despite refusing to […]
    By Megh Wright
  12. Eddie Murphy to Receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor This YearThe Kennedy Center has revealed this year’s recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The New York Times reports that Eddie Murphy […]
    By Megh Wright
  13. have you seen this? have you heard about this?
    Jay Leno to Receive Comedy’s Highest HonorReally.
    By Jesse David Fox
  14. Ellen DeGeneres Honored with the Mark Twain PrizeStand-up and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor from the Kennedy Center last night in a ceremony […]
    By Bradford Evans
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    Watch Alec Baldwin’s Senile Mark Twain ImpressionHis Southern accent is pretty good, as far as Hollywood drawls go.
    By Amanda Dobbins
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    Watch Tina Fey Take On the Pie LobbyTelling truth to fake-pastry power.
    By Amanda Dobbins