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\t\t<\/p>\n Comedian and talk show host Bill Maher<\/strong><\/a> is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor from the Kennedy Center.<\/p>\n Roma Daravi<\/strong>, vice president of public relations at the Kennedy Center, said in a statement: \u201cFor nearly three decades, the Mark Twain Prize has celebrated some of the greatest minds in comedy. For even longer, Bill has been influencing American discourse \u2013 one politically incorrect joke at a time.\u201d <\/p>\n If you don\u2019t recall, Bill<\/strong>\u2018s prize was rumored a few days ago, and the White House actually said it was false.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cLiterally FAKE NEWS,\u201d White House Communications director Steven Cheung<\/strong> posted on March 20, 6 days before this news was proven to be real.<\/p>\n White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt<\/strong> also told CNN<\/a> at the time, \u201cThis is fake news. Bill Maher will NOT be getting this award.\u201d <\/p>\n Bill<\/strong> said in a statement about the honor: \u201cThank you to the Mark Twain people: I just had the award explained to me, and apparently it\u2019s like an Emmy, except I win. I\u2019d just like to say that it is indeed humbling to get anything named for a man who\u2019s been thrown out of as many school libraries as Mark Twain.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n