Will Ferrell Granted Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Will Ferrell Granted Mark Twain Prize for American Humor By Jane Kellogg October 24, 2011 Photo by Blake Gardner Will Ferrell Will Ferrell is at Washington on Sunday: the funnyman reaches The Kennedy Center in D.C. accepting the objective Twain Prize for American Humor.The first sort "SNL" castmate and "Funny or Die" co-creator wasn't be the sole real comedian in your home: Erection dysfunction Asner ("Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Lou Grant," "Up"), Jack Black, Matthew Broderick, Adam McKay (co-founding father of "Funny or Die" with Ferrell and Chris Henchy), Conan O'Brien, John C. Reilly, Paul Rudd, and former "SNL" costar Molly Shannon all spoke in case. The pop-punk band Eco-friendly Day also completed.The evening paid out tribute for the actor, author, and producer, 44, who rose up comedy totem pole when he first grew to become an associate of "Saturday Evening Live" in 1995. Throughout his 7-year regular stint on NBC, Ferrell created such memorable roles as Leader George W. Rose rose bush, Alex Trebek, Harray Caray, "Inside the Stars Studio" host James Lipton, Jesse Reno, Spartan cheerleader Craig Buchanan, and also the evening club-going Steve Butabi, who visited the silver screen in 1998's "A Evening within the Roxbury." More youthful crowd came out in many films throughout today, including "Austin Forces," "Celebrity," "Jay and Quiet Bob Strike Back," and "Zoolander."After departing "SNL" in 2002, Ferrell shown he could stand alone round the giant screen with "Old-fashionedInch in 2003, then "Elf" the identical year. He ongoing to become box office success with "Anchorman: the Legend of Ron Burgundy," "Starsky & Hutch," and "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ough Bobby," and voiced the title character in DreamWorks Animation's "Megamind." This really is really the 14th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Previous individuals who win includeRichard Pryor (1998), Jonathan Winters (1999), Carl Reiner (2000), Whoopi Goldberg (2001), Bob Newhart (2002), Lily Tomlin (2003), Lorne Michaels (2004), Steve Martin (2005), Neil Simon (2006), Billy Very (2007), George Carlin (2008), Bill Cosby (2009), and Tina Fey (2010).The show was recorded for just about any 90-minute special airing Halloween evening next Monday, October 31, at 9 p.m. EST on PBS. The Hollywood Reporter Will Ferrell Granted Mark Twain Prize for American Humor By Jane Kellogg October 24, 2011 Will Ferrell PHOTO CREDIT Blake Gardner Will Ferrell reaches Washington on Sunday: the funnyman reaches The Kennedy Center in D.C. accepting the aim Twain Prize for American Humor.The first sort "SNL" castmate and "Funny or Die" co-creator wasn't function as the sole comedian in your home: Erection dysfunction Asner ("Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Lou Grant," "Up"), Jack Black, Matthew Broderick, Adam McKay (co-founding father of "Funny or Die" with Ferrell and Chris Henchy), Conan O'Brien, John C. Reilly, Paul Rudd, and former "SNL" costar Molly Shannon all spoke in case. The pop-punk band Eco-friendly Day also completed.The evening paid out tribute for the actor, author, and producer, 44, who rose up comedy totem pole when he first grew to become an associate of "Saturday Evening Live" in 1995. Throughout his 7-year regular stint on NBC, Ferrell created such memorable roles as Leader George W. Rose rose bush, Alex Trebek, Harray Caray, "Inside the Stars Studio" host James Lipton, Jesse Reno, Spartan cheerleader Craig Buchanan, as well as the evening club-going Steve Butabi, who visited the silver screen in 1998's "A Evening within the Roxbury." More youthful crowd came out in many films throughout today, including "Austin Forces," "Celebrity," "Jay and Quiet Bob Strike Back," and "Zoolander."After departing "SNL" in 2002, Ferrell shown he could stand alone round the giant screen with "Old-fashionedInch in 2003, then "Elf" the identical year. He ongoing to become box office success with "Anchorman: the Legend of Ron Burgundy," "Starsky & Hutch," and "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ough Bobby," and voiced the title character in DreamWorks Animation's "Megamind." This really is really the 14th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Previous individuals who win includeRichard Pryor (1998), Jonathan Winters (1999), Carl Reiner (2000), Whoopi Goldberg (2001), Bob Newhart (2002), Lily Tomlin (2003), Lorne Michaels (2004), Steve Martin (2005), Neil Simon (2006), Billy Very (2007), George Carlin (2008), Bill Cosby (2009), and Tina Fey (2010).The show was recorded for just about any 90-minute special airing Halloween evening next Monday, October 31, at 9 p.m. EST on PBS. The Hollywood Reporter