Hey, Hal - Dave Chappelle was announced as the recipient last Fall. Dwayne Eutsey wrote a nice piece about Chappelle, Twain, Holbrook, and Richard Pryor for us in October: https://marktwainstudies.com/no-humor-in-heaven-dave-chappelle-richard-pryor-the-mark-twain-prize/ <https://marktwainstudies.com/no-humor-in-heaven-dave-chappelle-richard-pryor-the-mark-twain-prize/> I haven’t watched the PBS special yet, but I agree with Dwayne that Chappelle is one of the recipients who best resembles the prize’s namesake. - MS > On Jan 7, 2020, at 3:50 PM, Hal Bush <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Time for the annual debate: on PBS tonight, the newest version of the Mark Twain Prize. > > Did you miss the announcement of the newest winner? (Program was taped in the fall, and only now going on air.) > > ps: among the most overlooked and worthy potential recipients (this is NOT a posthumous award, by the way): Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Carrey, and the great political satirist Jon Stewart. > > > > > Dr. Hal Bush > > Professor of English & > > Director of the Undergraduate Program > > Saint Louis University > > [log in to unmask] > > 314-977-3616 > > http://halbush.com > > author website: halbush.com *************** Matt Seybold Assistant Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies Elmira College Editor, MarkTwainStudies.org MattSeybold.com