Conan O'Brien Accepts Twain Prize

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Conan O'Brien Accepts Mark Twain Prize for Humor While Acknowledging the Kennedy Center's Uncertain Future

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Conan O'Brien accepted the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy Sunday night .

He said the example of Mark Twain's own life and career was particularly resonant at this moment in U.S. history.

The Kennedy Center's uncertain fate of the center was woven through the tributes and testimonials to O’Brien .

A Mark Twain impersonator then joined him on stage and the pair slow danced for a while.

Earlier this month , cellist Erin Murphy Snedecor ended her set with a performance of the Woody Guthrie protest anthem " All You Fascists Bound to Lose ." Other comedians who have received the lifetime achievement award include both Letterman and Leno , along with George Carlin , Whoopi Goldberg , Bob Newhart , Carol Burnett , Bill Murray and Dave Chappelle . The ceremony will be streamed on Netflix on May 4 ..