The trailer for Bill Maher's Mark Twain prize takes it easy on him
A.V. Club • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Bill Maher received the Mark Twain Prize For American Humor at the Kennedy Center last month.
- The ceremony featured a mix of comedians like Louis C.K., Whitney Cummings, Jay Leno, and Matt Friend, alongside non-stand-up personalities such as Woody Harrelson and Arianna Huffington.
- The lineup suggested the event would be relatively light on jokes, a notion supported by the Netflix special's first trailer.
- The humor presented in the trailer consists mostly of neutral observations about Maher, including Louis C.K.'s comment highlighting Maher's known traits.
