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.

Kevin Hart to receive Mark Twain prize for humour
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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.