Jimmy Fallon to lead honours as Jay Leno wins top humour prize at Kennedy Center
Posted August 27, 2014 11:06 am.
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WASHINGTON – Jimmy Fallon will lead top comedians in saluting his “Tonight Show” predecessor Jay Leno with the nation’s top humour prize in October at the Kennedy Center in Washington.
The performing arts centre announced Wednesday that Fallon will join Chelsea Handler, Jerry Seinfeld, Wanda Sykes, Betty White, Kevin Eubanks and others in honouring Leno with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Leno will receive the prize during a performance by his fellow comedians on Oct. 19 in Washington. The show will be broadcast nationally Nov. 23 on PBS stations.
The prize recognizes people who have had an impact on American society through their humour and social commentary in the tradition of Samuel Clemens, the writer and satirist better known as Twain. Past recipients include Carol Burnett, Ellen DeGeneres and Bill Cosby.
