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Conan O’Brien Explains Why It Felt “Important To Show Up” For Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
Despite Donald Trump's growing chokehold on the Kennedy Center, Conan O'Brien was determined to fill the venue with laughs.
Conan O'Brien takes the stage during the 2025 Mark Twain Prize For American Humor on March 23, 2025 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.Paul Morigi/Getty Images After the 5x Emmy winner received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, O’Brien explained why he went through with the Kennedy Center ceremony following the president’s enforced regime change. “There was obviously for the last couple of months with the new administration, there’s been some controversial stuff going on with the Kennedy Center, and there was the question of should I go, should I not go?” he explained on his Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast. Trump threatened to make the Kennedy Center “GREAT AGAIN” in February, announcing his plan to remove those “who do not share our Vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture.”
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