Mark Twain Prize For American Humor - Recipients of The Mark Twain Prize

Recipients of The Mark Twain Prize

  • 1998 – Richard Pryor
  • 1999 – Jonathan Winters
  • 2000 – Carl Reiner
  • 2001 – Whoopi Goldberg
  • 2002 – Bob Newhart
  • 2003 – Lily Tomlin
  • 2004 – Lorne Michaels
  • 2005 – Steve Martin
  • 2006 – Neil Simon
  • 2007 – Billy Crystal
  • 2008 – George Carlin
  • 2009 – Bill Cosby
  • 2010 – Tina Fey
  • 2011 – Will Ferrell
  • 2012 – Ellen DeGeneres

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    The proclamation and repetition of first principles is a constant feature of life in our democracy. Active adherence to these principles, however, has always been considered un-American. We recipients of the boon of liberty have always been ready, when faced with discomfort, to discard any and all first principles of liberty, and, further, to indict those who do not freely join with us in happily arrogating those principles.
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    The proclamation and repetition of first principles is a constant feature of life in our democracy. Active adherence to these principles, however, has always been considered un-American. We recipients of the boon of liberty have always been ready, when faced with discomfort, to discard any and all first principles of liberty, and, further, to indict those who do not freely join with us in happily arrogating those principles.
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