Mark Twain wrote literary classics such as "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," but as Ron Chernow's hefty biography of him shows, he also nursed grudges and suffered great losses. (Hulton Archive / ...

Get emails on Mark Twain Prize for American Humor news, photos & more. The "Mark Twain Prize for American Humor" is an American award for humor awarded by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ...

Humor has a way of transcending time. While historical figures are often remembered for their serious achievements, many of ...

Jan. 16 (UPI) --Comedian and former late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien is set to receive the 2025 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The award will be presented to O'Brien, who also worked as a ...

Comedian Kevin Hart is the latest recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. One of the highest honors in the comedy industry, the award was created in 1998 and is given to individuals who ...

The “performatively rubbing hot sauce on your nipples”–to–“winning the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor” pipeline has been completed. On March 23, Conan O’Brien, the former Conan and The Tonight ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — On a night when half a dozen people made jokes about this being the last-ever Mark Twain Prize, Conan O’Brien made sure the ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ...

Comedian Conan O'Brien, center, and his wife, Liza Powel O'Brien, looks out on the crowd at the start of the 25th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Celebrating Conan O'Brien, Sunday, 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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — On a night when half a dozen people made jokes about this being the last-ever Mark Twain Prize, Conan O'Brien made sure the ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ...

Nikki Glaser, left, and her mom, Julie Glaser, center, look as her dad, Edward Glaser, right, stands on Nikki's dress as they arrive at the 25th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Celebrating ...

WASHINGTON — On a night when half a dozen people made jokes about this being the last-ever Mark Twain Prize, Conan O’Brien made sure the ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ...