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Jay Leno to Receive Comedy’s Highest Honor

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 09: Comedian Jay Leno attends the Worlds Greatest Sports Coupe exhibit opening celebration with Jaguar at the Petersen Automotive Museum on April 9, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Angela Weiss/Getty Images for Petersen Automotive Museum)
Jay Leno. Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images

Jay Leno will be the 17th recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, following Carol Burnett, who won it last year, and Tina Fey, Bill Cosby, Steve Martin, and many great comedians who have won it in the past. “Like Mark Twain, Jay Leno has offered us a lifetime’s worth of humorous commentary on American daily life,” said Kennedy Center chairman David Rubenstein. On October 19, Leno will receive the honor at a gala held at the Kennedy Center. It will air on PBS on November 23. Expect car jokes.

Jay Leno to Receive Comedy’s Highest Honor