Ellen DeGeneres Wins Mark Twain Prize for American Humor: Do You Think She's Funny?

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts named daytime talk show host Ellen DeGeneres this year's recipient of the country's top prize for humor, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, adding her name to an elite list of American comedians that includes Richard Pryor, Bob Newhart, Lorne Michaels, and George Carlin. Though DeGeneres is probably best known for her Emmy-winning talk show, her stand-up has been highly praised. She's also hosted the Oscars and the Primetime Emmys, and played the voice of Dory on "Finding Nemo."

Though she's sometimes perceived as a political comedian because she was the first lead character on prime-time television to reveal that she was gay, she once said, "When I'm accused of becoming political, I'm showing love. How is that political to teach love and acceptance?" Executive producer for the Mark Twain Prize show Cappy McGarr explained, "She's not just a comedian. She's really a miracle worker. She got the president to dance, the first lady to do pushups and Tom Delay to laugh." Do you think Ellen DeGeneres is funny?