Ellen DeGeneres: The Mark Twain Prize

he John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to Ellen DeGeneres at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. DeGeneres' distinctive comic voice has resonated with audiences from her first stand-up comedy appearances through her work today on television, in film and in the literary world. Her syndicated talk show, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" has earned a total of 35 Daytime Emmy Awards. The Mark Twain Prize recognizes people who have had an impact on American society in ways similar to the distinguished 19th century novelist and essayist best known as Mark Twain. (Recorded October 22, 2012)

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