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is the new streaming home for the Mark Twain Award for American Humor as part of a multi-year deal. This year’s award goes to Kevin Hart for his “exceptional contributions to the genre and impressive achievements across comedy, film, and television.” Dave Chappelle, Jimmy Fallon, Tiffany Haddish, Regina Hall, Chelsea Handler, Nelly, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld and more will pay tribute to Hart (and perhaps hurt him a little) at the ceremony. is. For what it’s worth, Hart will be joining his Netflix in 2021.
The Mark Twain Awards, now in their 25th year, are arguably one of the most prestigious comedy awards in the United States. The award is given to someone who has “influenced American society in a manner similar to Samuel Clemens, the famous 19th century novelist and essayist known as Mark Twain.” Press release notes. Previous winners include Richard Pryor, Whoopi Goldberg, Lily Tomlin, Lorne Michaels, Steve Martin, Billy Crystal, George Carlin, Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, Carol Burnett and Eddie. Murphy, Bill Murray, David Letterman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jon Stewart, Adam Sandler.
The ceremony will be held on March 24th at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall in Washington, DC. You’ll be able to watch it when it arrives on Netflix on May 11th. It’s during Netflix is a Joke Festival, a series of stand-up shows held in Los Angeles. Stream on platform. Netflix has a rich history, and even at this point it seems like a natural fit for Mark His Twain Awards, which previously aired on Comedy Central, PBS, and CNN.