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Conan O’Brien Defends Decision to Visit Kennedy Center for Mark Twain Prize

Conan O'Brien shared he considered not going to Kennedy Center for his Mark Twain Prize — but decided it was important to do so

Conan O’Brien is standing by his decision to accept his Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center following Trump’s takeover. At the event, O’Brien was celebrated by his peers (including a bread roll-throwing David Letterman, Sarah Silverman, and John Mulaney) and honored for his comedy work in an award given by the “old regime,” before Trump fired the Kennedy Center’s chairman and took over the position himself. Since early February, artists and performers including Lin-Manuel Miranda and Issa Rae pulled out of scheduled appearances at the prestigious venue in the wake of Trump‘s cultural power grab.

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