Kevin Hart to receive Mark Twain prize for humour
Comedian Kevin Hart has been chosen to receive the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain prize for lifetime achievement in American humour, capping a three-decade career that has seen him rise from the open mics of Philadelphia to become one of his generation's most successful performers.
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Comedian Kevin Hart has been chosen to receive the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain prize for lifetime achievement in American humour, capping a three-decade career that has seen him rise from the open mics of Philadelphia to become one of his generation's most successful performers.