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Article: Carlin toasted at Twain Prize fete.(World News)(George Carlin)(Brief article)
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- Daily Variety
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- November 12, 2008
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The Kennedy Center's posthumous presentation of the Mark Twain Prize to George Carlin had the feel of an Irish wake as a who's who of top comics paid irreverent tribute to the pioneering social satirist on Monday night.
Jon Stewart, Lily Tomlin, Bill Maher and Joan Rivers were among those who took part in the raucous event at the Kennedy Center. Carlin was named this year's Twain Prize recipient in June, one week before his death at age 71.
Presenters also included Lewis Black, Garry Shandling, Denis Leary, Richard Belzer and Margaret Cho. When they weren't poking fun at Carlin or at frequent target Sarah Palin, comics ...