April 1, 2025
Conan O’Brien’s Mark Twain Prize Acceptance Speech Is a Masterful Tribute
On March 23, 2025, Conan O’Brien was awarded this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, once again presented at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The event stood as the art institution’s most prominent and highly anticipated one since President Donald Trump bulldozed its existing board of directors and packed it with his own allies, who have since elected Trump as board chairman.
