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Jon Stewart is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor: 'I am truly honored'
Jon Stewart was announced Wednesday as the next recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.The 59-year-old former host of The Daily Show will receive the prize at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in April, becoming the 23rd person to receive the honor.Stewart will be honored on April 24 in Washington, in a televised ceremony, the first for the award since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Honored: Jon Stewart, 59, was announced on Wednesday as the 23rd recipient of the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor; see in November 2021 in New York City'For more than three decades, Jon Stewart has brightened our lives and challenged our minds as he delivers current events and social satire with his trademark wit and wisdom,' Kennedy Center President Deborah F.
