Netflix has inked a new multiyear deal with John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the streamer to become the exclusive home for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
The deal with kick off with the 25th anniversary of the award, which will be presented to Kevin Hart to honor his accomplishments in comedy, film and television. The ceremony moves from CNN, where the event was aired for one year after PBS served as the Mark Twain Prize’s broadcast home for 20 years.
Hart will be presented with the award during a live ceremony at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on Sunday, March 24, which is set to premiere on Netflix on Sunday, May 11, during the “Netflix is a Joke” festival.
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