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Will Ferrell

October 23, 2011 by · Comments Off on Will Ferrell 

Will FerrellWill Ferrell, Saturday Night Live “alum Will Ferrell is set to receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday (October 23) in Washington, DC

The actor will receive the award at a ceremony Kennedy Center. Among those scheduled to recognize the comics include Jack Black, Conan O’Brien, John C. Reilly, Paul Rudd, Maya Rudolph and Molly Shannon.

Ferrell starred in “SNL” from 1995-2002 and led such films as “Anchorman,” “Old School” and “Elf.”

The awards show will air on PBS on Monday (October 24) at 9 pm ET.

This is the 14th annual Mark Twain Prize. The following is a list of previous winners:

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

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