Kevin Hart will receive the Mark Twain Prize — humor's highest honor

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Comedian, actor, writer and entrepreneur Kevin Hart is the winner of the 25th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Considered the highest honor in funny business, previous recipients have included Tina Fey, Bob Newhart, David Letterman and Jon Stewart.

Hart got his start telling jokes during amateur night at a local comedy club in his native Philadelphia. Today, his standup fills stadiums, cracking up audiences with stories about dating, marital strife, his daughter's first curse word, trying to play tough while standing just over 5', his fear of rollercoasters, his drug-addicted dad who was in and out of jail ... No interaction or event seems too small for Hart's often sidesplitting treatment. Those performances have been turned into specials.