|  Photo by Clifton Prescod for Netflix Yesterday, Conan O’Brien was awarded the 26th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The comedian might be the last recipient because you know who is dismantling everything that made it wonderful.
But it is not about the joke of the century. Instead, it is about the Comedian of the Month.
What a month O’Brien is having! He started March off by hosting the Oscars, then he was invited back to host it next year, and yesterday, he got the Mark Twain Award for telling jokes that have made us laugh with him throughout the decades.
He was not the only one the audience was laughing with. Nikki Glaser, Will Ferrell, David Letterman, Kumail Nanjiani, Tracy Morgan, Adam Sandler (who dressed for the occasion), Andy Richter, Reggie Watts, Bill Burr, John Mulaney, Sarah Silverman, Stephen Colbert, Sean Evans, Robert Smigel, and others were there to celebrate and roast him.
While they all watched it live, we can watch the Memorex version on May 4th on Netflix.
If Conan is the last funny person to receive this honor, then the Mark Twain Prize is going out with the right person.
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It has been twenty years since we were introduced to Carrie Underwood and Bo Bice on American Idol’s fourth season. A lot has changed since then.
They both had musical careers after the singing competition ended. However, Carrie’s career led her back to the show that made her famous.
So yesterday, Idol had a surprise for their fourth winner, who is now a judge on the series. They reunited her with the man who came in second to her!
They are no longer in their twenties, but they still look like they could wow audiences with their versions of Inside Your Heaven. I’d love to hear them do a duet with that song.
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The MAGAts are anxiously awaiting for the Jeffrey Epstein’s files to be released, but there are people busy redacting information like what I assume to be Donald Trump’s name from it.
However, next month, Maryland auctioneers Alexander Historical Auctions will be auctioning off his 64-page little black book with 386 names, addresses, phone numbers, and more from his associates.
According to the press release: In addition to his contact’s names, the great majority of the entries also include contact information for private residences, aides, employees, parents, and even girlfriends, and many numbers have no names indicated at all, sparking a good deal of intrigue. Ninety-four of the names bear black checkmarks, and five have been highlighted in yellow. These five names, including that of current President Donald Trump, are those of well-recognized financial and industrial figures. In addition to Trump, other notables within include H.H.S. Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., former Sen. Edward Kennedy, attorney Alan Dershowitz, and many dozens of other giants in the fields of finance, manufacturing, real estate, politics (Democrat and Republican), film, television, law, fashion design, and so on.
There is also a good deal of information hinting at Epstein’s sordid past, including the very first entry: contact information for the front desk and five apartment numbers (only) with telephone numbers of residences maintained by him for girlfriends, models, and attorneys. Many entries simply bear an unidentifiable name and number.
The book was previously auctioned and had offers of around $100,000, but the owner turned them down. This time around, there is no reserve.
The auction is taking place on April 2nf with an opening bid of $20,000.
How much do you think it will sell for?
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