America's favorite redhead has a new honor.

Comedian, actor, podcaster, writer and producer Conan O'Brien can now add Mark Twain Prize Winner to his resume. The Brookline, Massachusetts native will be the 26th recipient of the coveted honor.

The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor has been awarded annually (with the exception of 2020 and 2021) since 1998 from the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. It recognizes those who have "had an impact on American society in ways similar to" Mark Twain.

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Conan O'Brien showed great promise even at a young age, attending Harvard and serving as President of The Harvard Lampoon while there.

He went on to become a writer for hits like The Simpsons and Saturday Night Live and eventually got what many consider his big break: taking over for David Letterman as host of Late Night in 1993. His hosting continued with his own show Conan from 2010-2021.

Entertaining audiences for decades, O'Brien doesn't seem to have any plans of slowing down. In fact, his 2025 is off to a strong start. Before accepting the Mark Twain Prize, he'll be take center stage as host of the Academy Awards.

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The annual gala for the Mark Twain Prize will be held Sunday, March 23 with a Netflix stream of the event becoming available later in the year.

Conan O'Brien joins an elite group of honorees. See the complete list here:

1998 - Richard Pryor

1999 - Jonathan Winters

2000 - Carl Reiner

2001 - Whoopi Goldberg

2002 - Bob Newhart

2003 - Lily Tomlin

2004 - Lorne Michaels

2005 - Steve Martin

2006 - Neil Simon

2007 - Billy Crystal

2008 - George Carlin

2009 - Bill Cosby

2010 - Tina Fey

2011 - Will Ferrell

2012 - Ellen DeGeneres

2013 - Carol Burnett

2014 - Jay Leno

2015 - Eddie Murphy

2016 - Bill Murray

2017 - Davis Letterman

2018 - Julia Louis-Dreyfus

2019 - Dave Chappelle

2022 - Jon Stewart

2023 - Adam Sandler

2024 - Kevin Hart

2025 - Conan O'Brien

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