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Stirring Defense of Empathy and Truth" data-url="https://consequence.net/2025/03/conan-obrien-mark-twain-prize-kennedy-center/" data-page="1" data-pages="1" data-total-posts="1"><p><a href="https://consequence.net/tag/conan-obrien/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conan O’Brien</a> was honored with the 2025 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor during a ceremony held at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. on Sunday night. The ceremony marked the first major event at the Kennedy Center since Donald Trump appointed himself chairman of its board and began overhauling its programming, and many of the comedians in attendance used the occasion to take lampoon him.</p> <p>“It’s an honor to be here at the Kennedy Center, or as it will be known next week, the ‘Roy Cohn Pavilion for Big, Strong Men Who Love <em>Cats</em>,’” joked John Mulaney, referencing Trump’s desire to <a href="https://consequence.net/2025/03/donald-trump-kennedy-center-cats/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stage “non-woke musicals” such as <em>Cats</em> at the Kennedy Center</a>.</p> <p>As she serenaded O’Brien, Sarah Silverman quipped, “I just really miss the days when you were America’s only orange asshole.” Referencing the Masturbating Bear, a reoccurring character on O’Brien’s late-night show, Kumail Nanjiani commented that it was a “fitting introduction to America. Nothing represents America better than an unbelievably powerful predator pleasuring himself on television.”</p><div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular"> <div id="div-COS_300_250_ListiclePage-497863" data-adunit="COS_300_250_ListiclePage" data-size="square" data-type="square_listicle" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad"> </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div> <div class="related_video">Related Video</div><p><div class="video_container"> <div id="video_7574" class="wasp-video-player"></div> </div></p><p>Ever the astute observer, Bill Burr pointed out, “Nothing says comedy like the free-flowing creative vibes of the District of Columbia. I don’t know what it is. There’s something about starting and prolonging wars while crushing the working man for your own self interest that really inspires all who gather on this crew.”</p> <p>But it was O’Brien himself who delivered perhaps the most biting and profound commentary of the evening. Accepting the Mark Twain Prize, the comedian noted how the award’s namesake was someone who “hated bullies. He punched up, not down, and he deeply, deeply empathized with the weak.” He was also “allergic to hypocrisy and he loathed racism.”</p> <p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto ">“Twain was suspicious of populism, jingoism, imperialism, the money excess of the Gilded Age and any expression of mindless American might or self-importance,” O’Brien continued. “Above all, Twain was a patriot in the best sense of the word. He loved America but knew it was deeply flawed. Twain wrote, ‘Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.’ Now, some of you, some of you might be thinking, ‘What does this have to do with comedy?’ Twain is funny and important today because his comedy is a hilarious celebration of our fears, our ineptitude, and the glorious mess of being human.”</p><div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular"> <div id="div-COS_300_250_ListiclePage-525107" data-adunit="COS_300_250_ListiclePage" data-size="square" data-type="square_listicle" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad"> </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div> <p>After concluding his remarks, O’Brien was joined by Adam Sandler and a group of men dressed as Mark Twains for a rousing performance of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World.”</p> <p>The evening was filmed and will air on Netflix at a date to be announced.</p> </div></ul><div 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