Neil Simon | 2006 Mark Twain Prize Acceptance Speech
Neil Simon accepts the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2006. 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 society w…