"I am honored to be the first winner of the Mark Twain Prize recognized not for humor, but for my work as a riverboat pilot," ...

The comedian and former late-night talk show host will be given the Kennedy Center’s annual comedy honor at a ceremony in ...

O’Brien, 61, has carved out an improbable decades-long career arc, moving from goofy television interloper to comedic elder ...

Conan O’Brien has been selected by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to receive the 26th Mark Twain Prize ...

Comedian Conan O'Brien is the latest former late-night host to receive the Mark Twain prize: a distinction for American humor.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Comedian and host Conan O’Brien was named the newest recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy on Thursday. O’Brien, 61, has carved out an ...

One of the messiest succession plans in late night television history fell apart on Jan. 12, 2010, when Conan O'Brien publicly refused to back down for Jay Leno. This was the fulfillment of a ...

Late night legend Conan O'Brien of Brookline was confirmed to be safe from the Los Angeles-area fires, according to the Instagram account for his media company. On Jan. 11, four days after the ...

However, it was hosting Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 1993 that propelled him to national fame. Despite facing setbacks during the infamous "Tonight Show conflict" in 2009, O'Brien's resilience ...

The audience members who gave Conan O’Brien a standing ovation upon his appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last year — whom O’Brien then playfully chided for cutting into ...