Conan O'Brien will receive Mark Twain Prize for comedy

Emmy® Award-winning television host ... “We are thrilled and honored to have the incomparable Conan O’Brien host the Oscars this year,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President ...
Comedian and host Conan O’Brien has been named the newest recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in ...
"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," ...