Conan O'Brien Denounces 'bullies' As He Accepts Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize

ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility Help

newsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in Canada

Conan O’Brien denounces ‘bullies’ as he accepts Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize

3 days ago

Duration 1:51

3 days agoNewsDuration 1:51Conan O’Brien appeared to criticize U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday upon accepting the Mark Twain Prize for humour at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The veteran comedian was named as this year’s recipient about three weeks before Trump’s controversial overhaul of the cultural centre. ‘Twain hated bullies…. He punched up, not down,’ O’Brien said.

More from News

Video

2:11

Stakes are high for Alberta’s oil and gas industry in this federal election

The National 19 minutes ago

Video

4:15

Neck-and-neck, Poilievre and Carney duel it out in neighouring ridings

43 minutes ago

Video

7:09

Ontario expects U.S. to ease impact of auto tariffs

44 minutes ago

Video

2:40

Housing Minister Steven Myers says province is making Park Street site a ‘special planning area’

1 hour ago

Video

1:47

‘We’ll be speaking soon,’ says Carney of upcoming Trump call

Politics News 1 hour ago

Trending Now

Video

0:53

Fact-checking Pierre Poilievre’s comments on security clearance

March 25

Video

1:40

#TheMoment whale watchers spotted a baby orca descended from a Salish Sea legend

The National March 26

Video

0:47

Ford looking to inflict ‘as much pain as possible’ on U.S.

March 26

Video

2:02

Why there is renewed hope we might find Flight MH370

March 26

Video

2:01

Joly scolds Rubio over Trump’s 51st state threats as G7 meeting wraps in Quebec

The National March 15

now

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *