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Twain’s upbringing put him in close contact with black Americans. The Missouri of Twain’s youth was a slave state. His father owned and rented people. His mother took a dim view of abolitionism.
O’Brien was honored with the 26th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, which celebrates the contributions of comedians to American society. Richard Pryor was the first to be honored in 1998, ...
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — Richard Lawrence, 38, owner and captain of Toho Riverboat, who was arrested with his fiancée in December 2024 for having sex with a teenage employee, has accepted a plea ...
After Mark Twain first glimpsed the girl of his dreams, he never forgot Laura Wright's "frank and simple and winsome" charms. Illustration by Jody Hewgill On an empyreal spring evening in 1858 ...
(WHTM) — While the Pride of the Susquehanna riverboat didn’t get to paddle the river in 2024, it’s expected to sail again this summer. There were no rides last summer from City Is… ...
Conan O'Brien received the Mark Twain prize for humor in ceremony that drew Sarah Silverman, Will Ferrell, David Letterman and Stephen Colbert to the embattled Kennedy Center, setting the stage ...
Conan O'Brien received the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday, using his acceptance speech to subtly critique President Donald Trump's influence over the Kennedy ...
Conan O'Brien arrives at the 25th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Celebrating Conan O'Brien, Sunday, March 23, 2025, at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.
Accepting an award named after Mark Twain was “a responsibility” because of the satirist’s “core principles,” he told the audience. “First and foremost, Twain hated bullies,” O’Brien said emphatically ...
O’Brien joins a stacked lineup of past recipients that includes George Carlin, David Letterman, Tina Fey, and Kevin Hart. “I am honored to be the first winner of the Mark Twain Prize recognized not ...