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 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.”