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Article: Pals honor George Carlin with Mark Twain prize
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- February 4, 2009
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UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. -- For the first time in its 11-year
history, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor was presented
posthumously.
But that didn't dampen the humor, it only heightened the
poignancy of the tribute to George Carlin.
"Well, for me, it was amazing," said Kelly Carlin McCall, the
honoree's daughter. "It was heartbreaking and spectacular at the
same time."
As is the pattern with the Twain Award, friends and admirers take
the stage at the Kennedy Center to pay tribute to the honoree. Lewis
Black, Richard Belzer, Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Garry Shandling,
Lily Tomlin, Denis Leary, Joan Rivers and Margaret Cho were among
those who appeared at the ceremonies, taped in November ...