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Only Comedians Willing to Honor Bill Maher Revealed

DANNY MOLOSHOK / REUTERS Bill Maher will be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, comedy’s highest honor, from the least comedic group of presenters in the show’s 28-year history. Maher, 70, will be celebrated as comedy’s best humorist on June 28 by a group headlined by disgraced comedian Louis C.K. , former Tonight Show host Jay Leno (a previous recipient), and comedian Whitney Cummings, according to an exclusive report by The Hollywood Reporter . The presenters will also feature a slew of frequent Real Time guests and non-comedians, including Oscar nominee Woody Harrelson, sports commentator Stephen A. Smith, singer John Mellencamp, and Huffington Post co-founder Arianna Huffington. Read more at The Daily Beast.

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