He's this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor honoree. The comedian, podcaster, former late-night host, and upcoming Oscars host will be celebrated at Washington, DC's John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on March 23,
"I am honored to be the first winner of the Mark Twain Prize recognized not for humor, but for my work as a riverboat pilot," O'Brien said in a release from The Kennedy Center.
Score one for Team Coco. Conan O’Brien has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He’ll receive the award on March 23, less than three weeks after he hosts the Oscars for the first time. The Oscars are set for March 3.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present the 26th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to Conan O’Brien on March 23, 2025, in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. The Prize, which is named to honor one of the world’s greatest humorists,
Conan O’Brien is to receive this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, it has been announced. The comedian and former talk show host will be the 26th recipient of the prestigious award, following in the footsteps of comics such as Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, George Carlin and Whoopi Goldberg.
"I am honored to be the first winner of the Mark Twain Prize recognized not for humor, but for my work as a riverboat pilot," O'Brien said in a release from The Kennedy Center.
Comedian and host Conan O’Brien is the newest recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy.
Before hosting this year’s Oscars, comedian Conan O’Brien will accept his own big award. The Emmy Award winner, set to host the 97th Academy Awards on March 2, will be honored with the 2025 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
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Conan O'Brien has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He'll receive the award on March 23, less than three weeks after he hosts the Oscars for the first time.
Conan is set to be honoured at the annual gala for the Mark Twain Prize on 23 March at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The event will be streamed on Netflix later this year.