Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Conan O’Brien and many others will honor the SNL alum.
The award, named for author Samuel Langhorne Clemens , is given to comedians who make a lasting impact on American society. “Saturday Night Live” alum Sandler will become its 24th recipient, following in the footsteps of humorous luminaries such as Carol Burnette, Carl Reiner and Bob Newhart. Last year’s award went to former “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart.Taped broadcasts of the first two ceremonies, honoring Richard Pryor in 1998 and Jonathan Winters the following year, aired on Comedy Central.
Licht, who executive-produced Stephen Colbert’s late-night comedy show for CBS and produced two other Colbert-centric comedy shows before ascending to the top job at CNN last April, said in his statement that “humor has an amazing capacity to unite people.
Celebrity guests who will honor Sandler at the ceremony include big-screen co-stars Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore and Steve Buscemi, fellow SNL alums Chris Rock and David Spade, director Judd Apatow and former late-night host Conan O’Brien — among several others, the center announced in a news release.Sandler joined SNL as a writer in 1990 after small roles on sitcoms including “The Cosby Show.
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