Thurber Prize for American Humor
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The Thurber Prize for American Humor, named after American humorist James Thurber, recognizes outstanding contributions in humor writing. The prize is given out by the Thurber House. It was first awarded irregularly, but since 2004 has been bestowed annually.
[edit] Award winners
- 1997: Ian Frazier – Coyote v. Acme
- 1999: The Onion editorial staff – Our Dumb Century
- 2001: David Sedaris – Me Talk Pretty One Day
- 2004: Christopher Buckley – No Way to Treat a First Lady
- 2005: Jon Stewart, Ben Karlin, David Javerbaum and the writing staff of The Daily Show – America (The Book)
- 2006:
- Alan Zweibel (winner) — The Other Shulman
- Kinky Friedman (finalist) — Texas Hold 'Em: How I Was Born in a Manger, Died in the Saddle, and Came Back as a Horny Toad
- Bill Scheft (finalist) — Time Won't Let Me
- 2007:
- Joe Keenan (winner) - My Lucky Star[1]
- Bob Newhart (finalist) - I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This!: And Other Things That Strike Me As Funny
- Merrill Markoe (finalist) - Walking In Circles Before Lying Down
[edit] References
- ^ "'Frasier' Writer Wins Literary Award," Associated Press, October 3, 2007.
[edit] External links
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