Conan O’Brien, the towering, flame-haired king of late night absurdity, has officially joined comedy royalty. The 26th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor now belongs to the man who gave us Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, the “Walker, Texas Ranger Lever,” and the most delightfully awkward remotes in TV history. On March 25, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was filled with the sound of applause, laughter, and probably a few well-placed string dance moves.
And if you missed it? Don’t worry — the celebration streams exclusively on Netflix starting Sunday, May 4, 2025. So grab your legally distinct bear costumes, your Harvard diploma, and a healthy disdain for corporate synergy, and prepare to laugh, cry, and wonder how someone this funny also managed to be one of the kindest people in the business. Mark Twain would be proud. Probably confused, but proud
