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Dave Chappelle to be awarded Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

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Comedian Dave Chappelle keeps racking up those awards. The comic’s latest is the Mark Twain Award for American Humor. The 2019 Mark Twain Award for American Humor will be presented to comedian Dave Chapplle.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts made the announcement Tuesday, describing Chappelle as “one of the world’s greatest humorists.”

The award recognizes those who have had an impact on American society in ways similar to novelist and essayist Samuel Clemens, who is best known as Mark Twain.

“Dave Chappelle is an internationally recognized stand-up comedian and actor whose trademark wit and sharp, irreverent social commentary explores race, popular culture, sex, drugs, politics and fame,” a description of Chappelle on the Kennedy Center’s website read. “Arguably the most-touring comic on the circuit, Chappelle has performed more than 1,600 concerts worldwide in the past four years, selling out shows within minutes of their announcements.”
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“Dave is the embodiment of Mark Twain’s observation that ‘against the assault of humor, nothing can stand,'” said Deborah Rutter, president of the Kennedy Center, said in a statement. “For three decades, Dave has challenged us to see hot-button issues from his entirely original yet relatable perspective.”

Other past recipients have includedDavid Letterman, Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, Jay Leno, Steve Martin, Billy Crystal, Lorne Micahels, Bill Murray, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, David Letterman, Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, Ellen DeGeneres, Jay Leno, Steve Martin, Billy Crystal, Lorne Michaels and Whoopi Goldberg.
The quick-witted comic will be honored at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 27. The event will air on PBS on Jan. 6.