US comedian and talk show host Conan O’Brien has been named the newest recipient of the Mark ... David Letterman (2017) and Bill Murray (2016). Bill Cosby, the 2009 recipient, had his Mark Twain ...

David Letterman, who was passed over in favor ... "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," wisecracked O ...

Conan O'Brien will receive one of the most coveted awards in comedy on Sunday — but the annual event takes place at a tense time for the Kennedy Center.

WASHINGTON — Comedian and host Conan O’Brien was named the newest recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime ... chosen to replace the legendary David Letterman as host of ‘’Late ...