Direct answer: Eddie Murphy received the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2015.
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On Sunday, Oct. 18, Dave Chappelle, Kathy Griffin, Arsenio Hall, Brittany Howard, George Lopez, Sam Moore, Tracy Morgan, Joe Piscopo, Chris Rock and other guests joined Eddie Murphy, honoring him as the recipient of the 18th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
www.washingtoninformer.comEddie Murphy will be awarded the nation's top prize for humor this year by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
foxbaltimore.comMurphy will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor this fall
www.cbsnews.comThe Mark Twain Prize for American Humor went to comedian Eddie Murphy this year. Monday night, PBS will air Murphy's first jokes for an audience in 28 years, delivered during his acceptance speech.
www.wfae.orgThe comedian made a crack about Bill Cosby while accepting the Mark Twain Prize, the nation's top prize for humor
www.cbsnews.comMurphy was being awarded the 18th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
dcist.comWatch Eddie Murphy joke as he accepts The 2015 Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize.
www.pbssocal.orgWatch Eddie Murphy accept The 2015 Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize.
www.pbssocal.orgSurrounded by an all-star cast of comedians at the Kennedy Center, Eddie Murphy was presented with the 2015 Mark Twain Prize which honors one of the world's greatest humorists each year.
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