Conan O'Brien to receive Twain Prize for humor

The "Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend" host is paying tribute to his parents Dr. Thomas F. O'Brien and Ruth Reardon O’Brien, who died three days apart.
The Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend podcast host said his mother, who was married to Thomas for 66 years, was the "realist" and also called her heroic. Rich Fury/Getty Images "My mom was the one ...
"I am honored to be the first winner of the Mark Twain Prize recognized not for humor," O'Brien said in a statement, "but for ...