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Posted: 5/21/2013 11:08:57 AM EST
FILE - In this March 12, 2008 file photo, actress and comedienne Carol Burnett performs her famous Tarzan yell during her appearance on the NBC "Today" television program in New York. Burnett, who honed her humor on Broadway and landed her own comedy show on television in 1967, will win the nation’s top humor prize. The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Tuesday that Burnett will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Oct. 20 in Washington. A gala performance featuring top names in comedy will be taped and broadcast nationally Oct. 30 on PBS. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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Posted: 5/21/2013 11:08:57 AM EST
FILE - In this March 19, 1978 black-and-white file photo, Carol Burnett shares a laugh with Tim Conway during taping of her final show , in Los Angeles. Burnett, who honed her humor on Broadway and landed her own comedy show on television in 1967, will win the nation’s top humor prize. The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Tuesday that Burnett will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Oct. 20 in Washington. A gala performance featuring top names in comedy will be taped and broadcast nationally Oct. 30 on PBS. (AP Photo/ George Brich, File)
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Posted: 5/9/2013 5:54:35 PM EST
FILE - This Oct. 22, 2012 file photo shows actor Sean Hayes poseing for photographers at the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center in Washington. Hayes, Parker Posey, Minnie Driver and Gillian Anderson have prominent roles in new television series that NBC will try next season. The network said Thursday, May 9, 2013, it had ordered five new series, in advance of its annual schedule announcement on Sunday. That's when it will become clear what current shows the network will cancel to make way for the new ones. Former “Will & Grace” actor Hayes stars as a gay divorced dad in “Sean Saves the World,” one of three new comedies. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)
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Posted: 3/22/2013 5:13:25 AM EST
FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2012 file photo, Ellen DeGeneres reacts as she is introduced, with wife Portia de Rossi, left, before DeGeneres receives the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center in Washington. The talk show host is visiting Sydney and Melbourne on her six-day trip to the country for segments being filmed for her popular U.S. television show. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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Posted: 2/20/2013 7:28:20 PM EST
FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2007, file photo, Hall of Fame broadcaster Joe Garagiola throws out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 1 of the National League Championship baseball series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies in Phoenix. Garagiola, whose career transcended sports with his sharp sense of humor and limitless list of stories to tell, announced during a news conference on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, that he is calling it quits as part-time television game analyst for the Diamondbacks. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
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Posted: 2/8/2013 3:53:23 AM EST
FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2013 file photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie feigns a stern look while speaking in Union Beach, N.J., after he was playfully asked about his weight. With humor and candor, Christie has been addressing a political vulnerability: his weight. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
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Posted: 2/8/2013 3:53:23 AM EST
FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2013 file photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie addresses an overflow crowd at Saint Mary's of The Pines Church Parish in Manahawkin, N.J. With humor and candor, Christie has been addressing a political vulnerability: his weight. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
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Posted: 2/8/2013 3:48:25 AM EST
FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama is greeted by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie upon his arrival at Atlantic City International Airport in Atlantic City. With humor and candor, Christie has been addressing a political vulnerability: his weight. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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Posted: 1/28/2013 8:18:20 AM EST
FILE - In this June 5, 2012 file photo revelers on the Mall in London watch Britain Queen Elizabeth II appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony as part of a four-day Diamond Jubilee celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II accession to the throne. The British government is revising the "Life in the U.K." handbook and test taken by those seeking to settle in Britain. While the previous version contained some practical questions about daily life, the emphasis is now on British history and culture. There are questions on sports, music and historical figures from William Shakespeare to Winston Churchill. The government says the new handbook, published Monday Jan. 28, 2012, also features "an exploration of Britons' unique sense of humor and satire." (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)
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Posted: 12/24/2012 1:58:24 PM EST
FILE - This Jan. 1983 file photo shows actor Andy Griffith posing in Los Angeles to promote his upcoming CBS-TV film, "Murder in Coweta County". Griffith, whose homespun mix of humor and wisdom made "The Andy Griffith Show" an enduring TV favorite, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in Manteo, N.C. He was 86. (AP Photo/Wally Fong, file)
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Posted: 12/19/2012 3:53:23 PM EST
FILE - This Jan. 1983 file photo shows actor Andy Griffith posing in Los Angeles to promote his upcoming CBS-TV film, "Murder in Coweta County". Griffith, whose homespun mix of humor and wisdom made "The Andy Griffith Show" an enduring TV favorite, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in Manteo, N.C. He was 86. (AP Photo/Wally Fong, file)
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Posted: 10/30/2012 2:43:34 PM EST
This photo taken Oct. 26, 2012, shows barber Thomas Checkler, owner of The Old Village Barber in Worthington, Ohio, discussing the impact that the barrage of political ads have on him and his customers during this campaign as an television ad for Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is seen at left, in Worthington, Ohio. Humor is also how Checkler deals with election madness in his self-described "man cave" in Worthington, an upscale suburb of Columbus. Surrounded by football and hunting memorabilia. (AP Photo/Mike Munden)
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Posted: 10/23/2012 3:03:40 AM EST
Entertainer Ellen DeGeneres, second from front left, reacts as she is introduced, with wife Portia de Rossi, left, before DeGeneres receives the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Posted: 10/22/2012 11:13:20 PM EST
Actor Sean Hayes poses for photographers on the red carpet before entertainer Ellen DeGeneres receives the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Posted: 10/22/2012 11:13:20 PM EST
Actress Lily Tomlin poses for photographers on the red carpet before entertainer Ellen DeGeneres receives the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Posted: 10/22/2012 11:13:20 PM EST
Entertainer Ellen DeGeneres, center, greets fans on the red carpet before receiving the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Posted: 10/22/2012 11:13:20 PM EST
Musician Loudon Wainwright III, poses for photographers on the red carpet before entertainer Ellen DeGeneres receives the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Posted: 10/22/2012 11:13:20 PM EST
CORRECTS TO SAY McNEARY IS FIANCEE NOT WIFE - Entertainer Jimmy Kimmel, right, with his fiancee Molly McNearney, pose for photographers on the red carpet before entertainer Ellen DeGeneres receives the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Posted: 10/22/2012 11:13:20 PM EST
Actor John Leguizamo poses for photographers on the red carpet, before entertainer Ellen DeGeneres receives the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Posted: 10/22/2012 11:13:20 PM EST
Actress Jane Lynch poses for photographers on the red carpet, before entertainer Ellen DeGeneres receives the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
