Conan O'Brien to be honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 01-17-2025, 12:14 AM

https://www.washingtonpost.com/enter...-conan-obrien/

Conan will follow in the footsteps of David Letterman, Jay Leno and Jon Stewart as the fourth late-night hosting veteran to be honored with the prestigious comedy award. The award's 26th recipient, Conan will be celebrated at a Kennedy Center ceremony on March 23 that will stream on Netflix at a later date. “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,” Conan said in a statement. Deborah F. Rutter, president of the Kennedy Center, said in a statement that Conan is “a master of invention and reinvention, consistently pushing the envelope in search of new comedic heights.”

Adamantium · 01-17-2025, 12:47 AM

Well-deserved! Conan is my favorite late-night host and I love his podcast. He's been able to remain relevant for over thirty years. You'd think after he lost The Tonight Show, that would be the end of him, but it only made him stronger and his overall story more interesting.

01-17-2025, 12:14 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,800	Conan O'Brien to be honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor https://www.washingtonpost.com/enter...-conan-obrien/ Conan will follow in the footsteps of David Letterman, Jay Leno and Jon Stewart as the fourth late-night hosting veteran to be honored with the prestigious comedy award. The award's 26th recipient, Conan will be celebrated at a Kennedy Center ceremony on March 23 that will stream on Netflix at a later date. “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,” Conan said in a statement. Deborah F. Rutter, president of the Kennedy Center, said in a statement that Conan is “a master of invention and reinvention, consistently pushing the envelope in search of new comedic heights.”

01-17-2025, 12:47 AM	#2
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,839	Well-deserved! Conan is my favorite late-night host and I love his podcast. He's been able to remain relevant for over thirty years. You'd think after he lost The Tonight Show, that would be the end of him, but it only made him stronger and his overall story more interesting.