Dave Chappelle, the comedian and star of “Chappelle’s Show” and recently, “A Star is Born,” will be the 22nd annual recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Tuesday.Chappelle will receive the prize at the Kennedy Center Concert
Dave Chappelle, the comedian and star of “Chappelle’s Show” and recently, “A Star is Born,” will be the 22nd annual recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Tuesday.
Last year’s winner of the prize was “Veep” star Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and previous recipients are Richard Pryor , Jonathan Winters , Carl Reiner , Whoopi Goldberg , Bob Newhart , Lily Tomlin , Lorne Michaels , Steve Martin , Neil Simon , Billy Crystal , George Carlin , Bill Cosby , Tina Fey , Will Ferrell , Ellen DeGeneres , Carol Burnett , Jay Leno , Eddie Murphy , Bill Murray and David Letterman .
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