Mark Twain Prize
The event is created by the Kennedy Center, and executive producers Mark Krantz, Bob Kaminsky, Peter Kaminsky, and Cappy McGarr. The Kennedy Center established The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in October 1998, and it has been televised annually.
For more info: http://www.pbs.org/mark-twain-prize/
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Taped at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on November 10, 2008, the 90-minute special features tributes and comic testimonials from a star-studded cast including Richard Belzer, Lewis Black, Margaret Cho, Ben E. King, Denis Leary, Bill Maher, Joan Rivers, Garry Shandling, Jon...
Air date: 11/10/2008
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Taped at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on October 26, the 90-minute Twelth Annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize features tributes and comic testimonials from a star-studded cast of Bill Cosby's friends and colleagues.
Air date: 11/03/2009
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Watch Tina Fey: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize, featuring a star-studded cast of Tina Fey's friends and colleagues including Fred Armisen, Steve Carell, Jimmy Fallon, Jon Hamm, Jennifer Hudson, Jane Krakowski, Steve Martin, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, Tracy Morgan, Amy Poehler and Betty White.
Air date: 11/14/2010
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Taped at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on October 23, the special featured a star-studded cast of Ferrell's friends and colleagues including top entertainers Ed Asner, Jack Black, Matthew Broderick, Adam McKay, Conan O'Brien, John C. Reilly, Paul Rudd, Molly Shannon and more....
Air date: 10/31/2011
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Ellen DeGeneres: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize taped on Oct. 22, 2012 and aired on PBS station Oct. 30, 2012.
Air date: 10/30/2012
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