Kennedy Center adds comedy series with $5M gift

By Brett Zongker

Published October 16, 2014 2:02pm ET

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Kennedy Center adds comedy series with $5M gift — WASHINGTON (AP) — Standup comedy will now have a home at the Kennedy Center more than once a year as the arts center plans to make laughter a more permanent part of its repertoire. On Thursday, the center is announcing a new comedy series, presenting three top acts each year, beginning with Jay Leno and […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Standup comedy will now have a home at the Kennedy Center more than once a year as the arts center plans to make laughter a more permanent part of its repertoire.

On Thursday, the center is announcing a new comedy series, presenting three top acts each year, beginning with Jay Leno and Kathy Griffin in 2015. The new program comes just before Leno is to be awarded the Mark Twin Prize for American Humor, the nation’s top humor prize, on Sunday at the center.

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