In the mid-1980s, Whoopi Goldberg exploded onto the entertainment ... deep-tissue character study to another with the ease of Richard Pryor. Meanwhile, her big, brilliant brain seemed to run ...

Richard Pryor, being the first one who I think was the most appropriate choice for the first Mark Twain Award and Whoopi Goldberg, Carl Reiner, Jonathan Winters.... it's quite distinguished company.

Past recipients include Richard Pryor, Carl Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg, Carol Burnett and Dave Chappelle. Conan O’Brien attends the 24th Annual Mark Twain Prize For American Humor at The Kennedy ...

As a recipient of The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, O'Brien joins a who's who of American comedy that includes Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Lily Tomlin, Whoopi Goldberg and Kevin Hart.