On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize is a program to award The Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. In 2003, the award was given to Lily Tomlin, and Miss Piggy made the opening presentation at the ceremony. The special aired on PBS on November 26, 2003, and was filmed October 26.

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Recipients of The Mark Twain Prize

• 1998 - Richard Pryor
• 1999 - Jonathan Winters
• 2000 - Carl Reiner
• 2001 - Whoopi Goldberg
• 2002 - Bob Newhart
• 2003 - Lily Tomlin
• 2004 - Lorne Michaels
• 2005 - Steve Martin
• 2006 - Neil Simon
• 2007 - Billy Crystal
• 2008 - George Carlin
• 2009 - Bill Cosby
• 2010 - Tina Fey

External links

• PBS On Stage

• Piggy's bio for the event