Bill Maher to receive Mark Twain Prize from Trump Kennedy Center after White House denied initial report

Source: New York Post

Comedian and talk show host Bill Maher will receive the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor from the Trump Kennedy Center later this year, it was announced Thursday — days after White House officials denied that would be the case. The 70-year-old host of HBO’s “Real Time” will receive the award June 28 at a gala ceremony that will be streamed on Netflix. The Atlantic initially reported last week that Maher had been chosen for the Mark Twain Prize — whose past recipients include Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, Tina Fey, Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle, Adam Sandler and Conan O’Brien — only for the Trump administration to push back strongly.