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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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