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At the Mark Twain Prize ceremony, the comedian Whitney Cummings made a joke about the president that seemed to refer to Jeffrey Epstein.
At the Mark Twain Prize ceremony, the comedian Whitney Cummings made a joke about the president that seemed to refer to Jeffrey Epstein.
She made the crack at the Kennedy Center as Bill Maher was awarded the Mark Twain Prize.
How the late-night host won comedy’s biggest prize — despite the White House’s objections.
Bill Maher, recipient of the 2026 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, is interviewed on ABC News' "This Week."
Mr. Maher, a frequent critic of President Trump, is receiving a top comedy award at the institution that once bore the president’s name.
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Comedian and political commentator Bill Maher is receiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, after the White House previously said he would not be getting the award. #BillMaher #MarkTwain #KennedyCenter About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on social…
“I’d just like to say that it is indeed humbling to get anything named for a man who’s been thrown out of as many school libraries as Mark Twain,” Bill Maher said
There was confusion about whether the satirist would be getting the Kennedy Center's top humor award after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called it "fake news." Now it's confirmed.