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Conan O'Brien to receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Conan O'Brien is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on March 23. File Photo by Michae Reynolds/UPI
1 of 3 | Conan O'Brien is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on March 23. File Photo by Michae Reynolds/UPI | License Photo

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.

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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.

Recent recipients of the award include Kevin Hart, Adam Sandler, Jon Stewart, Dave Chappelle and Julia Louis-Dreyfuss.

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Conan O'Brien appears backstage with the Emmy he won for work on "Late Night" at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on September 16, 2007. Photo by Scott Harms/UPI | License Photo

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