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previous winners (Winters, Tomlin, Williams, Calin, Newhart). The earliest recipients changed the nature of entertainment and/or comedy, while the last few winners are merely among the more talented comics in recent years. Perhaps I'm relying to heavily on personal opinion, but somehow I don't see the same group that picked Richard Pryor ever considering Will Ferrell or Ellen DeGeneres.
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Cosby, whose humor spanned decades would be difficult to narrow down, but, I would choose one of his albums or his family show, which, despite his guilty verdict, is still being shown in syndication, just as Will Smith's show is, despite his public violence to Chris Rock; we are a strange and confused planet).
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It can't be that difficult to find images of the recipients that are more appropriate. For example, showing Richard Pryor and Bill Cosby in their latter years is disingenuous. Images that people would recognize for the time the recipients were most famous would be far better (granted, someone like
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I have reviewed all the sources available online including the Kennedy Center website, and there is NOTHING published about the process other than comments by co-founder Cappy McGarr that certain individuals had been contacted about accepting the award and declined. It looks like original research
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What happened to the selection process that started with long-time, universally accepted greats and is now giving us somewhat popular, but less skilled comics (Ferrell, DeGeneres). I think the most recent choices are funny & skilled performers, but I don't think they are in the same league as
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something changed in the process, I think it would important to include in the article. At the very least, the article should include a description of the nominating process, the selection process, and whether there has been any open debate about either the process or the choices.
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I work in the Kennedy Center Archives, and we are proposing changes in good faith to clarify, update, and provide context to information on this page. Please let me know if I can provide more information relating to suggested changes, but as per
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I agree, the article is missing important information (see also "What happened to the selection process?" above. Also, the Kennedy Center doesn't seem to understand, and is blurring the distinction between
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There simply aren't enough worthy candidates to justify an annual award, at least not if it can't be posthumous. The result is merely a list of famous comedians.
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like Twain. I think it would be useful to tag the article for missing information about the selection process. (That's why the article is rated Start-class.)
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I've merged everything into "History"; still needs more work of course. Is there any reason to restore the section "selection process" and keep it separate?
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https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/04/25/jon-stewart-bruce-springsteen-mark-twain-prize-2022-kennedy-center/7440753001/
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Honoree meeting President - There are currently two images over at Commons, Carol Burnett (2013) and Will Ferrell (2011).
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https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/kevin-hart-netflix-mark-twain-prize-american-humor-1235941611/
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Who votes, exactly? Kennedy Center, Board of Directors I am guessing?
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This updates information on the broadcast partner for the Prize (see:
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Knowledge (XXG) article constitutes fair use. In addition to the
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Since 2022, the ceremony has taken place in the spring (see:
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A copy of Karl Gerhardt's 1884 bust of Twain is presented in
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A copy of Karl Gerhardt's 1884 bust of Twain is presented in
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https://www.kennedy-center.org/about-us/leadership/trustees/
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