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Cho, Maher, Rivers, Stewart, Tomlin, et al. to Celebrate George Carlin at Kennedy Center

Margaret Cho
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
Margaret Cho
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Richard Belzer, Lewis Black, Margaret Cho, Denis Leary, Bill Maher, Joan Rivers, Garry Shandling, Jon Stewart, and Lily Tomlin will be among the country’s leading entertainers who will honor the late George Carlin, the recipient of the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize For American Humor. The event will take place in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on Monday, November 10 at 8 p.m.

The evening will recognize the life and achievements of the Grammy-winning American stand-up comedian, actor, and author, whose career spanned more than fifty years. The program will be taped by WETA Washington, D.C. as George Carlin: The 2008 Mark Twain Prize, and will air on PBS stations nationwide.

For more information, visit www.kennedy-center.org.