WASHINGTON (AP) — Comedian and host Conan O’Brien was named the newest recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy on Thursday. O’Brien, 61, has carved out an ...

Conan O'Brien will become the latest late-night comedy king to be crowned with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor this year. The Kennedy Center will present the honor − a distinction given ...

The Kennedy Center announced Thursday that Conan O’Brien is the 26th recipient of its Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The 61-year-old writer, podcaster and former late-night host will ...

The countdown is on to the 97th Oscars. The Academy today released teaser art ahead of Sunday’s awards show featuring a gold-plated Conan O’Brien (see below), who will host the shindig for the ...

Conan O’Brien is the latest comedian to be feted at the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The former host of Conan and The Tonight Show will receive the award on March 23 at the John F.

Back in 1993, Conan O’Brien’s career seemed like it might end before it really even began when NBC nearly canceled his fledging 12:30 am talk show, convinced they’d made a mistake by handing ...

"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 joked of the award Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Conan O'Brien has ...

O’Brien said he was in a meeting about his upcoming gig as the host of the Oscars when he got a call from his wife Liza about seeing "some smoke" Mat Hayward/FilmMagic Conan O’Brien’s house ...