"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," ...

As a recipient of The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, O'Brien joins a who's who of American comedy that includes Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Lily Tomlin, Whoopi Goldberg and Kevin Hart.

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to receive the 26th Mark Twain Prize for American ... Bob Newhart, Lily Tomlin, Billy Crystal, Carol Burnett, Eddie Murphy, Bill Murray, David Letterman ...