On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 5:39 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 5:11 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> To be clear, at this point the Mark Twain prize is just people Lorne >> Michaels knows, since he produces the show? I mean, I don't dislike >> Will Ferrell, but off the top of my head I could probably list 50 or >> 60 other people more deserving of an award for comedy. > > According to the Kennedy Center website > (http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/specialevents/marktwain/), the Mark > Twain Prize for American Humor is a creation of the Kennedy Center. I can't > find any reference that these awards are produced by Lorne Michaels (oh, I > guess that was just Kevin being snarky?). This year's executive producers > are Mark Krantz, Bob Kaminsky, Peter Kaminsky, and Cappy McGarr.
I am shocked -- shocked I tell you -- that someone would accuse me of being snarky. IMDB doesn't list him in the credits (thought the average listing of a Twain special seems to have a dozen or so named producers), but I distinctly recall either his production company or some part of Michaels having a hand in the PBS specials. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
