Bill Maher will receive the Kennedy Center’s coveted prize for humor, despite top White House executives fiercely shutting down speculation that the comedian would not be the award’s recipient.
Maher, an on-again, off-again fan of President Donald Trump, was officially awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Thursday. The comedian, 70, is the 27th recipient of the award and could be the last, as the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is poised to close its doors for two years under the president’s leadership.
“For nearly three decades, the Mark Twain Prize has celebrated some of the greatest minds in comedy,” said Roma Daravi, VP of the Kennedy Center’s Public Relations, in an emailed statement. “For even longer, Bill has been influencing American discourse—one politically incorrect joke at a time.”
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