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	Mark Twain Prize for American Humor tickets - Mark Twain Prize for American Humor concerts sports theater events ...
		Mark Twain Prize for American Humor is awarded by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts annually since 1998.
		It is named after famous humorist Mark Twain.The first annual Kennedy Center Celebration of American Humor took place in October 1998.
		It was taped by Comedy Central for cable television broadcast.The Kennedy Center organized this "Celebration of Humor" weekend and established the Mark Twain Prize to recognize those who create humor from their uniquely American experiences.On 14 June 2006, it was announced that playwright Neil Simon will be awarded the prize on 15 October 2006
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	Mark Twain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Twain began as a writer of light humorous verse; he ended as a grim, almost profane chronicler of the vanities, hypocrisies and acts of killing committed by mankind.
		Twain was a major figure in the American Anti-Imperialist League, which opposed the annexation of the Philippines by the United States.
		Although Twain was against racism and imperialism far in front of public sentiment of his time, some with only superficial familiarity of his work have condemned it as racist for its accurate depiction of the language in common use in the United States in the 19th century.
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		Twain was a major figure in the Anti-Imperialist League which opposed the annexation of the Philippines by the United States.
		The name "Mark Twain" is a pun reference to a riverboat depth measurement indicating two fathoms, or "safe water." Some believe that the name "Mark Twain" was brought on by his bad drinking habits, and not by his time as a riverboat pilot.
		Twain himself would probably be amused by these attempts; in 1885, when a library in Massachusetts banned the book, he wrote to his publisher, "They have expelled Huck from their library as 'trash suitable only for the slums'.
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	Humour - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Humour (Commonwealth English) or humor (American English) is the ability or quality of people, objects or situations to evoke feelings of amusement in other people.
		The origin of the term derives from the humoral medicine of the ancient Greeks, which stated that a mix of fluids known as humours controlled human health and emotion.
		Americans visiting Australia have gained themselves a reputation for gullibility and a lack of a sense of humour by not recognising that tales of kangaroos hopping across the Sydney Harbour Bridge exemplify the propensity for this style of leg-pulling.
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	The Philly Wire: Mark Twain
		Twain began as a writer of light humorous verse; he ended as a grim, almost profane chronicler of the vanities, hypocrisies and acts of killing committed by mankind.At mid-career, with ''Huckleberry Finn'', he combined rich humor, sturdy narrative and social criticism in a way almost unrivaled in world literature.
		Twain was a major figure in the Anti-Imperialist League which opposed the annexation of the Philippines by the United States.He wrote "Incident in the Philippines", posthumously published in 1924, in response to the Moro Crater Massacre, in which six hundred Moros were killed.
		The name "Mark Twain" is a pun reference to a riverboat depth measurement indicating two fathoms (12 ft or 3.7 m), or "safe water." Some believe that the name "Mark Twain" was brought on by his bad drinking habits, and not by his time as a riverboat pilot.
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	On Stage . Whoopi Goldberg - The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor 2001 \| PBS
		The humor of Whoopi Goldberg, the fourth recipient of the annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, is rooted in the human comedy — generous, broad, intelligent, and earthy.
		The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor honoring Whoopi Goldberg was broadcast nationwide on November 21, 2001.
		Mark Twain: TM/©2001, Chase Manhattan Bank and Richard A. Watson as trustees of The Mark Twain Foundation Trust under license authorized by CMG Worldwide, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, 46256 USA.
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	Jonathan Winters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jonathan Winters (born November 11, 1925 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American comedic actor.
		In 1999 he was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
		Winters now lives near Santa Barbara, California, and is often seen browsing and hamming to the crowd at the antique show at the Ventura County fairgrounds.
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	The Mark Twain Prize (2003) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Kennedy Center's "Celebration of American Humor" is a tribute to the schtick, gags, wry anecdotes, and unflinching observations that remind us that we are human.
		Lily Tomlin, the sixth winner of the Mark Twain Prize, is greeted with a standing ovation as she enters the hall to watch her colleagues bring their own special talents to the stage in honour of her accomplishments.
		When she receives the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor tonight at the Kennedy Center, the ceremony will only formalize what has been true, if perhaps not adequately acknowledged, for decades: Lily Tomlin is a bona fide national treasure.
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	CNN.com - Carl Reiner and Mark Twain: A witty pair - March 29, 2002
		Reiner also became attracted to Twain's lesser-known works, including "What Is Man?" and "Letters From the Earth -- Uncensored Writings by Mark Twain." In these books, Twain expressed a disdain for organized religion, poked unmerciful fun at mankind's inflated ego and marveled at how man could kill in the name of God.
		If humor serves to note the emperor's nakedness, it also can be a balm in times of tragedy.
		Twain himself wrote with biting humor even as he suffered through crippling financial troubles and the death of his wife and several of his children.
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	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Mark Twain
		As Mark Twain put it (in a letter, it always looks impressive if you quote other writers): "Most writers regard truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are most economical in its use.".
		Mark Twain called it "an earthly paradise" during his journey from San Francisco to New York via Central America, though obviously he chose to ignore the less welcoming inhabitants of this nirvana.
		Mark Twain once complained: "Whenever a literary German dives into a sentence, that is the last you are going to see of him till he emerges on the other side of the Atlantic with his verb in his mouth.".
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	Twain, Mark on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the spirit of Scotland: Donald Ross and the Mark Twain golf course.
		Snaring the fowler: Mark Twain Debunks phrenology: In the 1870s Mark Twain performed a single-blind reliability test on the analysis technique of Lorenzo Niles Fowler, one of the eminent phrenologists of the day.
		Teleconference on rededication of the Mark Twain Memorial Lighthouse at Hannibal, Missouri.
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	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Humor
		The verbal humor is punctuated with a series of sight gags and a good dose of physical humor to boot...
		Humor is, for lack of a better term, the band-aid to any audible queef.
		Whether that richer-than-thou humor was unintentional or entirely planned is debatable, but it is the funniest line in a less-than-sidesplitting premiere.
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	Zap2it - TV news - Newhart Wins Humor Prize
		Say "Hi, Bob" to the recipient of the fifth Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
		Bob Newhart, whose deadpan style has won him legions of fans and was the foundation of two eponymous TV series, will receive the honor, bestowed by the Kennedy Center in Washington, on Oct. 29.
		"Mark Twain once said, 'It is strange the way the ignorant and inexperienced so often and so unreservedly succeed when the informed and experienced fail,' which is certainly true in this case," Newhart tells Reuters.
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		TV Land pays tribute to this year's recipient of The Mark Twain Prize - Bob Newhart - when the network salutes the deadpan comedian with a prime-time marathon featuring the most memorable episodes from The Bob Newhart Show on Oct. 30 from 8 p.m.
		NEW YORK, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- TV Land pays tribute to this year's recipient of The Mark Twain Prize -- Bob Newhart -- when the network salutes the deadpan comedian with a prime-time marathon featuring the most memorable episodes from "The Bob Newhart" Show on Oct. 30 from 8 p.m.
		Mark Twain's humor was always a thin veil of his social criticisms and his fearless observations outraged many while delighting many more.
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	Mark Twain - InfoSearchPoint.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		His 1876 novel titled 1601 was banned from publication on the grounds it was obscene.
		Twain wrote The War Prayer during the Spanish-American War.
		In his later life Twain's family suppressed some of his work which was especially irreverent towards conventional religion; notably Letters from the Earth was not published until decades after Twain's death.
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		Mark Twain - Kurze Biographie von Andrea Kalmer.
		Mark Twain - Kurzbiographie, Werke, im Projekt Gutenberg vorhandene Werke.
		Mark Twain: Tom Sawyers Abenteuer - Rezension von Daniela Ecker.
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	On Stage: The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
		On Stage: The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
		The humor of Whoopi Goldberg, the fourth recipient of the annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, is rooted in the human comedy — generous, broad, intelligent, and earthy.
		The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor honoring Whoppi Goldberg was broadcast nationwide on November 21, 2001.
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	On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize 2002 (Bob Newhart) \| PBS
		On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize 2002 (Bob Newhart)
		On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize 2002 honored one the country’s most beloved comedians, Bob Newhart, who received the 2002 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
		"Mark Twain Prize" TM/© Chase Manhattan Bank and Richard A. Watson as trustees of The Mark Twain Foundation Trust under license authorized by CMG Worldwide Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, 46256 USA
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	Mark Twain Prize for American Humor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor is awarded by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts annually since 1998.
		It is named after famous humorist Mark Twain.
		This page was last modified 03:39, 24 October 2005.
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	Suck.com: Daily
		Jokes, one-liners, and gags were, at that time, considered the garnish that comics used between their featured set pieces (sketches, songs, dances, juggling, rope tricks, and violin playing) but they were now Benny's main course.
		Benny's new writer, Harry Conn, expanded Boasberg's conceptual humor even further by creating a completely conceptual world for Benny to live in, a brand new literary format which Conn called "group comedy." That is, the sit-com.
		Hope, of course, isn't Jewish, but his quick adaptation to this new kind of humor is similar to the way, say, the Beastie Boys picked up on rap by the mid-80s.
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	Mark Twain Prize Gets Martin-ized - May 11, 2005 - E! Online News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Steve Martin has been tapped as the next recipient of the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
		While he is known for his wild and crazy humor, Martin's résumé is no laughing matter.
		The actor is in good company as a Mark Twain honoree.
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	CNN.com - Entertainment - Carl Reiner awarded humor prize - October 25, 2000
		Carl Reiner, shown with his wife Estelle, received the Mark Twain prize for American humor Tuesday at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
		Reiner, perhaps best known for creating "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961-1966), was awarded the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain prize for American humor.
		The award, a bust of Twain, was supposed to be delivered to Reiner later, but he whisked it from its stand and walked from the stage, saying he was afraid he'd never see it again.
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	Lily Tomlin wins Mark Twain humor prize -- Queer Lesbian Gay News -- Gay.com
		Gay.com > News > Lily Tomlin wins Mark Twain humor prize -- Lily Tomlin has been named this year's winner of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in recognition for her 40-year career of making people laugh.
		Lily Tomlin has been named this year's winner of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in recognition for her 40-year career of making people laugh.
		"Her comedy is meaningful because, like Twain's, it expresses truths we already recognize unconsciously, and she allows us to embrace our frailties without shame or embarrassment," said the Kennedy Center in a news release announcing Tomlin's selection.
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	Boston.com / A&E / Celebrity news / SNL creator Michaels wins humor prize (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, awarded annually by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, will be given to Michaels at an awards ceremony in Washington on Oct. 25.
		"His creation, which has become an American icon, along with his work on film and on Broadway, has provided this nation with some of its greatest comedians," Kennedy Center President Michael M. Kaiser said in a statement announcing the award Tuesday.
		The previous winners of the Mark Twain prize are Richard Pryor, Jonathan Winters, Carl Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg, Bob Newhart and Tomlin.
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	Mark Twain award goes to Bob Newhart - 10/30/02 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Comedians Tim Conway, Richard Belzer, Steven Wright and The Smothers Brothers were among those honoring Newhart, 73, during a Kennedy Center gala Tuesday night that is to air Nov. 13 on PBS.
		The prize has been awarded annually since 1998.
		Newhart is perhaps best known in his role as Bob Hartley, a Chicago psychiatrist whose neighbors and colleagues were as neurotic as his patients, in "The Bob Newhart Show." The comedy, costarring Suzanne Pleshette as Bob's wife, Emily, aired on CBS from 1972-78 and has been in syndication since.
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