Jonathan Winters | 1999 Mark Twain Prize Acceptance Speech
Jonathan Winters accepts the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 1999. The Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor recognizes individuals who have had an impact on American society in ways similar to the distinguished 19th-century novelist and essayist Samuel Clemens, colloquially known as Mark Twain. As a social commentator, satirist, and creator of characters, Clemens was a fearless observer of soc…