Jan. 16 (UPI) — Comedian and former late-night talk show host Conan O’Brien is set to receive the 2025 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
The award will be presented to O’Brien, who also worked as a writer for Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons, at a star-studded ceremony March 23 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
The event will stream on Netflix on 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,” O’Brien quipped in a press release Thursday.
Conan O’Brien Must Go-receive a comedy award! Conan is the 26th recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
The program will premiere exclusively on @netflix, date TBA. Learn morehttps://t.co/bHilzcFpQw @NetflixIsAJoke pic.twitter.com/5mUEk6DFh0— The Kennedy Center (@kencen) January 16, 2025
Recent recipients of the award include Kevin Hart, Adam Sandler, Jon Stewart, Dave Chappelle and Julia Louis-Dreyfuss.
