March 24 (UPI) -- Talk-show host, writer and podcaster Conan O'Brien received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Sunday at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Andy Richter, Bill Burr, Adam Sandler, Tracey Morgan, Stephen Colbert and Nikki Glaser were among the comedians to pay tribute to O'Brien at the event, which is scheduled to stream on Netflix May 4.
Other stars who took part in the show include Sean Evans, Will Ferrell, David Letterman, Kumail Nanjiani, John Mulaney, Reggie Watts, Sarah Silverman and Robert Smigel.
Previous recipients of the Mark Twain Prize are Kevin Hart, Adam Sandler, Jon Stewart, Dave Chappelle and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
O'Brien, 61, recently earned positive reviews for hosting the 2025 Oscars gala. He has been hired to emcee next year's ceremony honoring excellence in film, as well.
His travel series, Conan O'Brien Must Go, also has been renewed for a third season.
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