Carl Reiner Acceptance Speech | 2000 Mark Twain Prize
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- The Mark Twain Prize recognizes people who have had an impact on American society in ways similar to the distinguished 19th century novelist and essayist best known as Mark Twain. As a social commentator, satirist and creator of memorable characters, Samuel Clemens was a fearless observer of society, who startled and outraged many while delighting and informing many more with his uncompromising perspective of social injustice and personal folly. He revealed the great truth of humor when he said "against the assault of laughter nothing can stand."
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The inaugural Mark Twain Prize was presented to Richard Pryor during the first annual Kennedy Center Celebration of American Humor, October 20, 1998. The event was created by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Bob Kaminsky, Peter Kaminsky, Mark Krantz, and John Schreiber and is televised annually. The Kennedy Center is grateful to Cappy McGarr for his steadfast support of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor since its inception. Previous recipients of the Mark Twain include Richard Pryor (1998), Jonathan Winters (1999), Carl Reiner (2000), Whoopi Goldberg (2001), Bob Newhart (2002), Lily Tomlin (2003), Lorne Michaels (2004), Steve Martin (2005), Neil Simon (2006), Billy Crystal (2007), George Carlin (2008), Bill Cosby (2009, rescinded in 2018) Tina Fey (2010), Will Ferrell (2011), Ellen DeGeneres (2012), Carol Burnett (2013) Jay Leno (2014), Eddie Murphy (2015), Bill Murray (2016), David Letterman (2017), and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (2018).
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It's amazing that he, since minute 1 til the end of his speech, made it not about himself, but the people who he deemed made the whole thing possible for him to achieve. A man with many achievements like that. It really humbles me. It's as if the prize itself, the bust, is enough proof. Very inspiring.. Rest in eternal peace ♡
Possibly the most humble, gracious acceptance speech I’ve heard. His comments about his brothers war experiences was inspiring
Agreed! I'll bet very few people could give a speech as warm and as funny as Carl Reiner. Bless his heart and RIP Mr. Reiner.
Wooooooooooooooow
It's such a wonderfully kind gesture on Carl's part to dedicate so much of this career defining moment to his brother. The Kennedy Center Honors took place on December 2nd, 2000, Charles Reiner would pass only three months after this event.
He will be forever, an ace to all of our books.
God bless you and thank you for all the laughs Mr Reiner RIP
Wow! What an American hero...Both Carl and his amazing brother!
What a great example of humility and gratitude. Jeez.
He is a terrific, family man.
Sweet and humble! And talented!
RIP
What a sweet speech! What a man!
Brilliant!!
C'mon Coruna, send it to him.
Damnit, I forgot he passed.
Well, screw you Coruna.
Nice man.
RIP 🙏
I would love to met him.
Was Rob not there?
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1:25 WPA
Matt Orfalea - Yeah. Wouldn’t happen today, would it?
@@calvinhobbes5686 May have been necessary at the time, but ultimately, it is a socialist program. It was dissolved once unemployment dropped, however organizations like the Tennessee Valley Authority still exist. It would be unlikely today as it is improper for the govt. to be the largest employing entity in the country... wait.
@@swesleyc7 it was a social democratic program that *worked*, from a time when people expected - and received - *good* governance, instead of settling for merely *less* governance in their cynicism. that is why he thanks the WPA and FDR for making his enormously productive artistic career possible. the cost to the American taxpayer of these programs was a trivial investment for a massive return.
it ceased to exist when a government jobs program ceased to make sense with low unemployment and extreme deficit spending in WWII. It wouldn't make much sense for the government to employ an extra 8.5 million people now, either; we have a labor shortage, not a job shortage, and a program like this would be a step in the wrong direction for controlling inflation, or the wage-price spiral that ensues from sustained low unemployment. (and the blindingly obvious solution, which Reagan's republican party would have recognized having done the same, is an amnesty and naturalization of all undocumented aliens with exceptions only for those with disqualifying criminal records, but Americans as a country and particularly the quasi-socialist xenophobes that make up the modern Republican party would rather suffer more economic malaise than see more brownish people lifted from poverty to our mutual benefit).
Saul?
Was he in Oceans Eleven???
Yep. With a weird hat.
and twelve and thirteen.