Jon Stewart to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
The honor, given by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and awarded annually since 1998, has not been given to anyone for the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jon Stewart speaks backstage a "Stand Up for Heroes" benefit show in New York City, Nov. 4, 2019. (photo credit: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for The Bob Woodruff Foundation)BySHIRA HANAU/JTA