I wasn't annoyed by the show honoring Ellen as I was the ones honoring Tina
Fey and Will Farrell.  I actually laughed out loud more than once.  But no
matter how timely the other two
SNL graduates are, I'd didn't laugh as much
and would have preferred a Burnett retrospective.  I also agree Garrison
Keillor would be a great recipient.  His humor might
be too gentle for some but I'm grateful for
anybody who can make me laugh out loud.  I'm a fan of the Mark Twain Awards
and had
no complaints about who was honored until
Tina Fey.

That Ellen has had a sociological impact
might suggest that she's funny in a similar
way to Mark Twain, both making points.

Arianne Laidlaw
On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 9:17 AM, M. Christine Benner Dixon

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> Obviously, Ellen is a different kind of comedian than Twain was =
> ("comedian" is hardly the right term for him, anyway).  But the fact of =
> the matter is, her style of humor resonates with a huge audience, and =
> she has participated--for many years--in the development of American =
> humor.  Ellen genuinely offers insight (sometimes biting insight, =
> sometimes more subtle critiques) into our culture and its many quirks.  =
> Ellen's comedy talk show consistently wins awards (and every clip I've =
> ever seen has made me laugh).
>