Lorne Michaels | 2004 Mark Twain Prize Acceptance Speech
Lorne Michaels accepts the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2004. 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 socie…