The wit, humor and biting observations of Mark Twain come to life Feb. 3 at the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek as Richard Thomas transforms into the legendary author and social ...

Mark Twain wrote literary classics such as "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," but as Ron Chernow's hefty biography of him shows, he also nursed grudges and suffered great losses. (Hulton Archive / ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — On a night when half a dozen people made jokes about this being the last-ever Mark Twain Prize, Conan O'Brien made sure the ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ...

Mark Twain was the pen name for Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was a famous American humorist and author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Read the Quote of the Day by Mark Twain, its meaning and about ...

Explore the life and influence of this 19th-century American writer, humorist, and lecturer. His works, including Huckleberry ...

Comedian Kevin Hart is the latest recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. One of the highest honors in the comedy industry, the award was created in 1998 and is given to individuals who ...

George Carlin will be awarded the 11th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Tuesday that Carlin will be honored for his 50-year ...

On Sunday, O’Brien specifically thanked Rubenstein and Rutter — drawing an extended round of applause — and also Kennedy Center staffers who, he said, were “worried about what the future might bring.” ...