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Comedy Awards Show Divides Political Landscape
Bill Maher received the Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center, with a bipartisan group of lawmakers and celebrities in attendance. The event was overshadowed by controversy over the name and future of the venue.
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The Hill
It's an award fully focused on comedy, yet some serious drama surrounded the Kennedy Center as Bill Maher received this year's Mark Twain Prize. But the controversy about the name and future of the Kennedy Center didn't stop several stars and a bipartisan group of lawmakers from heading to the perfo
2026-06-29 09:41 UTC