Bill Maher Wins Mark Twain Prize Amid Trump Tensions

0:00It's March 26th. Welcome in. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News, where pop culture meets AI, I'm Corey with the story. Bill Marr, the host of Real Time on HBO, has been selected to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American humor. This top comedy honor comes from the Trump Kennedy Center for the Arts, where he'll be celebrated in Agala on June 28th. The event will spotlight major comedy stars in stream on Netflix. Previous winners include legends like Steve Martin, George Carlin, Eddie Murphy, and Conan O'Brien last year. Tensions with President Trump at entry, since the White House press secretary called early report to the award-fake news. Maher has long critiqued Trump publicly, but faced backlash after a private White House dinner where he called the president surprisingly personable. Trump later dismissed that meeting as pointless on social media, while Maher pushed back, saying he never promised to go easy. Still, the prize moves forward amid Trump's overhaul of the center's board.

1:00The timing is notable, as the Kennedy Center plans a two-year shutdown starting in July for major renovations, capping this chapter on a high note for Maher's career.