comedianslife standupcomedy comedian comedians comedy standup comedyshow comediansofinstagram standupcomedian standupcomedians funny comediansbelike comedyclub comedysclub funnymemes funnyshit justwhenyouthoughtyouknew realtalk talkradioshow youhavenoidea standupcomediansofinstagram standupcomic standupcomedyshow comedynight livecomedy womenincomedy comediansofig funnywoman funnywomen comediant
On Tuesday, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced that the comedian and star of “Chappelle’s Show” will be the 22nd recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
The ceremony will take place at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on October 27 and then be broadcasted on PBS on January 6, 2020.
Last year’s awardee was “Veep” star and multiple Emmy-winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus and other past winner includes comedy heavy-hitters such as Richard Pryor (1998), Jonathan Winters (1999), Carl Reiner (2000), Whoopi Goldberg (2001), Bob Newhart (2002), Lily Tomlin (2003), Lorne Michaels (2004), Steve Martin (2005), Neil Simon (2006), Billy Crystal (2007), George Carlin (2008), Bill Cosby (2009; rescinded in 2018), Tina Fey (2010), Will Ferrell (2011), Ellen DeGeneres (2012), Carol Burnett (2013), Jay Leno (2014), Eddie Murphy (2015), Bill Murray (2016) and David Letterman (2017).
After years off the air, #DaveChappelle returned to the stage in 2017 and released four stand-up specials on Netflix. He also appeared in the Oscar-winning movie, “A Star Is Born,” and has a comedy residency at Radio City Music Hall.
Also in 2017, he received his first Emmy award for his guest appearance on “Saturday Night Live” and another in 2018 for his special “Equanimity.” And to add to his collection, the 45-year won two Grammys for Best Comedy Album and in 2018 and 2019. Congrats Dave!