Kevin Hart joins an elite group of comedians honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American humor

Kevin Hart, who rose from the open mics and comedy clubs of his native Philadelphia to become one of his country's most recognizable performers, is receiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

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