Comedian Conan O’Brien accepted the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The evening marked the first major star-studded event at the performing arts institution following President Trump’s unprecedented shakeup. Last month, Trump announced he would remove multiple members of the Kennedy Center’s board and named himself as its chair. He later described the Kennedy Center as being too “woke.” O’Brien had been named the 26th recipient of the Mark Twain Priz

Adam Sandler received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on March 19, 2023, during a ceremony held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The evening brought together long-time collaborators, friends, and fellow comedians who celebrated Sandler’s decades-long impact on American comedy. When Sandler took the stage to accept the award, he delivered a characteristically warm and self-deprecating speech. He reflected on his early years at *Saturday Night Live*