Stand-up comedian and Real Time host Bill Maher is to receive the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on June 28 in Washington, D.C.

Stand-up comedian and Real Time host Bill Maher is to receive the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on June 28 in Washington, D.C.

Just weeks after getting into a tiff with President Donald Trump, Bill Maher has been tapped to receive one of the most prestigious awards in comedy.

White House communications director Steven Cheung previously called reports Maher would be receiving the prize “literally FAKE NEWS.”