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You all have studied Twain longer and more in depth than I have. I don't 
have an answer but I wonder how many of the recipients of this award 
Twain would have found funny ?

Philip Bauer

On 1/19/2022 2:12 PM, Terry Ballard wrote:
> Given that the award is a device to shine a light on America's funniest
> comedians, I find Stewart to be one of their better choices. For one of
> their worst choices find a comedian whose name rhymes with Kill Barrel and
> you will get one who is not particularly funny and has no redeeming social
> or satirical content. Also glad to see that they looked beyond the alumni
> of Saturday Night Live.
>
> On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 1:42 PM John H. Muller <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> "Mark Twain Controversy"
>> Daily Show w/ John Stewart
>> January 2011
>>
>>
>> https://www.cc.com/video/9ez59y/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-mark-twain-controversy
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 12:40 PM Mac Donnell Rare Books <
>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> FYI, Jon Stewart is getting the Mark Twain Prize at Kennedy Center in
>>> April.
>>>
>>> I think he is an excellent and deserving choice. He's a comedian of
>>> course, but more important, he's a humorist, as Twain himself defines
>>> the difference in `How to Tell a Story'.
>>>
>>> Anybody know of any Stewart-Twain connections?
>>>
>>> Kevin
>>> @
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>>>
>>> You can browse our books at:
>>> www.macdonnellrarebooks.com
>>>
>>
>> --
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