Will Ferrell Acceptance Speech | 2011 Mark Twain Prize
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The Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor recognizes people who have had an impact on American society in ways similar to the distinguished 19th century novelist and essayist best known as Mark Twain. As a social commentator, satirist and creator of memorable characters, Samuel Clemens was a fearless observer of society, who startled and outraged many while delighting and informing many more with his uncompromising perspective of social injustice and personal folly. He revealed the great truth of humor when he said "against the assault of laughter nothing can stand."
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The inaugural Mark Twain Prize was presented to Richard Pryor during the first annual Kennedy Center Celebration of American Humor, October 20, 1998. The event was created by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Bob Kaminsky, Peter Kaminsky, Mark Krantz, and John Schreiber and is televised annually. The Kennedy Center is grateful to Cappy McGarr for his steadfast support of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor since its inception. Previous recipients of the Mark Twain include Richard Pryor (1998), Jonathan Winters (1999), Carl Reiner (2000), Whoopi Goldberg (2001), Bob Newhart (2002), Lily Tomlin (2003), Lorne Michaels (2004), Steve Martin (2005), Neil Simon (2006), Billy Crystal (2007), George Carlin (2008), Bill Cosby (2009, rescinded in 2018) Tina Fey (2010), Will Ferrell (2011), Ellen DeGeneres (2012), Carol Burnett (2013) Jay Leno (2014), Eddie Murphy (2015), Bill Murray (2016), David Letterman (2017), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (2018), and Dave Chappelle (2019).
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I feel like one of the most unsung qualities of Will's comedic talents is that he rarely breaks character.
@randomax909
Жыл бұрын
I feel like that's literally his most sung quality.
@m1l1t1am1ke
Жыл бұрын
@@randomax909 lmao thank you for saying it
@chasam1
Жыл бұрын
He's a character
@Jimberley
11 ай бұрын
What about his most hung quality? 🍆
@joesephkroll2056
6 ай бұрын
He's also a good singer. Lol
"If my children touch it or even look at it, I will beat them" 😂
@chr1staki
4 жыл бұрын
There goes his chance at presenting the Oscars
@arloc357
2 жыл бұрын
@@chr1staki at least the Oscar’s this year were still pretty interesting
" Sometimes you get a little lippy" That was an absolute classic
@DaveRCollins1
2 жыл бұрын
Came back just to watch it
@Churcharo
2 жыл бұрын
Favorite line, think of it often ❤🤣
@scuffd3542
Жыл бұрын
She is an auctioneer. It was also an inside joke with them.
@JeffLange1
Жыл бұрын
8:06 if anyone is looking to jump straight there, hilarious!
@joeljara9878
Жыл бұрын
@@scuffd3542 nn
I love how commited Vivica is, she's a real trooper!
This guy stays in character!
@djoetma
4 жыл бұрын
The whole thing was a bit.
@love-hammer
4 жыл бұрын
, shouted Viveca at her therapist.
@alessandroscuderi7300
4 жыл бұрын
Its seriously a rarity to ever find him out of character. Just watch his late night appearances.
@aussie1461
4 жыл бұрын
I think it was on purpose
@WesleyNiman
3 жыл бұрын
I think it's just the way he is
His wife seems like a jewel
@ggmann13
3 жыл бұрын
That is racist as hell!!! Edit: Ohhhh you said jewEL
@Midwesterngrown
2 жыл бұрын
She is a dream. He is very very lucky
There are those moments that you continually return to. I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this, but he surprises and delights every time because of his amazing delivery as a true master.
@Axeonfluke
3 жыл бұрын
Same, it's just comfortable comedy. Mark Twain would dig it.
@larhondah.2793
2 жыл бұрын
Truly I even sent this to my sister to cheer her up ❤️
@analiaramirez2934
Жыл бұрын
Over 800 times at least
@zerokiryu6330
Жыл бұрын
Same. I've watched it randomly many times since it was new. It's smiles delivered. ❤️
@Tonyhouse1168
Жыл бұрын
60% of the time I come back to watch this every time!!
I have watched this at least a dozen times. You can tell Will and Vivica have something very special. What a great sport she is going along with his jokes and comedy. Will is in a class all by himself when he broke the bust. Not even Vivica knew what was going to happen.
The 11th Caucasian is the perfect joke and satirical slam.
Only a comedic genius like Will Ferrell can turn into a screaming wife abuser on stage and get a tsunami of laughter and applause in response.
@monsanto.official
Жыл бұрын
sorry some of enjoy relating to our hero’s. sorry “laurence”
@elpretentio
10 ай бұрын
get a life
When he was joking about his wife I totally lost it. I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard that I had tears come out.
@1lollmaolol1
4 жыл бұрын
It was four weeks ago.
@kashifilyas1340
4 жыл бұрын
My favorite part too. Absolutely hilarious!
@mr.writer4389
Жыл бұрын
Seriously! And she’s such a great sport about it too! ❤️🙈
@iamironclaw
Жыл бұрын
@@mr.writer4389 Until they get home
They've handed out this prize 11 times since then, and nobody has come even close to making such an unforgettable speech. Will is the top of the heap in the comedy world!
@mozzbagels1274
Жыл бұрын
Dave Chappelle..
@lyrazim
Жыл бұрын
Julia Louis-Dreyfus did!
@bernlin2000
Жыл бұрын
@@lyrazim Julia was great, too, they took way too long to give it to her though!!!
@photo_paper784
8 ай бұрын
Dave Chappelle was stellar as well
@renattozerga
6 ай бұрын
u like dat shit? problem with will is that , like this time he tries too hard, it doesnt feel natural, thats comedy for a club not an award , u have to learn that bro
Will Ferrell is my top comedian of all time. Cracks me up still after all these years.
this is still my favourite mark twain acceptance speech
The guy deserves the award just for this speech
Probably the best straight faced comedian of all time
This is absolutely brilliant, when he goes off on his wife, amazing comedic timing, he let it build up to that, classic, if that stuff didn't make you laugh real hard, nothing will....
Literally every thing he says, you’re wondering „does he really mean the opposite?“ and „what’s coming next?“. Genius.
Comedy is and artform 100%. I love will. He's given so much laughter to me and my family. What's more needed than laughter right now (and always)?
The world is too small a stage for Will ferrel. what a human being.
When the Music come on and get him off the stage. Was hilarious 😂
im not done im not... i just started the speech why would you think im done
How do you top that? The ending with his wife, pure gold.👏👏
Most problems can be solved by people not taking themselves too seriously.
@msizi-innocentmanqele4899
Жыл бұрын
True
Truly the best acceptance speech in history!
He literally thanked everyone, told us a lil about how he started in comedy, all in character and while been hilarious. This is why he’s brilliant.
" DO YOU HEAR ME?" LOL. HIS POOR WIFE... HILARIOUS
Legendary! To be rewatched for decades for come!
13 years later and I'm still watching this! I've seen it countless times, but every now and again I come back to it and it still makes me laugh. I love WIll... but am very jealous of him, Vivica is wonderful.
He is so damn silly! I have tears in my eyes!😂😂😂
@standardbrah
4 жыл бұрын
@Fighting Thumbs bruh you're weird
Will is a comedic genius I love his gracious wife
"But first I want to thank my first and second wives" lmaooo
How does he ALWAYS keep a straight face?
i really love his "DO YOU HEAR ME!!!???"
One of the funniest guys, Ever! Well deserved Will! 👏
Always have loved his humor! Vivica gets his personality and roles with it! lol!! She is a gem to have to deal with that!
I love how Will’s wife ‘plays along’ with the angst (yes I know sarcasm) he throws at her!
The best MTP acceptance speech by far... can't stop watching it!
@smikeDe
Жыл бұрын
Steve Martin’ s spech is awesome 2!
I rewatch this every year 😂😂
GENIUS
Man..this speech is genius.
This is a masterpiece
Epic.... Absolutely epic!
BRILLIANT!
That was such a stacked performance in 10 mins
For everyone doing the math, that's $100,000 a year. Haha
@boRegah
4 жыл бұрын
I did the math immediately after he said it and then I thought about how much money a _single_ billion is for ten minutes, before continuing the Video. I find it's a lot.
Had to re-watch about 50 times to see all the reactions in the crowd, especially the front row. These people clearly didn't know about the gag right away.
This why I love Will Farrell just a genius
This is PURE GOLD TELEVISION
He’s the king of comedy acting
One of the masters.
Incredible
I've watched the other guys many times, its the funniest movie ever, the meet the wife scene, and the electric razor and mannequin hand taped to a golf club, unbelievable
Best acceptance speech ever.
Nailed it👌🏻
Sean Connery watching this: invite this man over for dinner!
Viveca is so graceful
Who else just came from Conan ?
@jesiahwetherald
Жыл бұрын
Me😂
@jamesqudus8688
Жыл бұрын
Which episode? Podcast?
this guy is comedy. truely the best actor of all time...
Not watched by hundreds of people no more. Now thousands of people! 11,359 to be exact.
@RearAdmiralTootToot
4 жыл бұрын
48,356 as of Jan 9 2020. Dave Chapelle's really blew these things up.
Being watched by hundreds of people. 😂😂😂😂 classic
He makes the best characters in movies.
@infinite8382
4 жыл бұрын
yeah, like Holmes & Watson :/ This guy is generally not funny.
@shmookins
4 жыл бұрын
@@infinite8382 That movie could have been better with their American accents. Robinhood once had an American accent.
hes so good!!!!
The list of this is everywhere lol oh bill... You lost yours? Dam..
He has a very pretty wife. O loved how she played along so well. Plot twist. His wife gets up and walks out the box.
He’s just the best. Ever.
You know they're one of the greats when you're already cracking up at the thumbnail anticipating what they're gonna say
60% of the time Wills funny everytime..
@adidevaneumiller436
4 жыл бұрын
Hey Wayne, more people should have liked this comment. It's gold. I want you to know that.
@wayne5508
4 жыл бұрын
@@adidevaneumiller436 Thanks👍😂
@kellyfoster7054
4 жыл бұрын
For clarification i didnt
@Mrafif23
4 жыл бұрын
That doesn't even make sense
@johnd3124
Жыл бұрын
its made with real bits of panther
Baywatch Berlin 🎉 Danke Jakob Lundt für die Erinnerung ❤
The way the band just immediately stops playing 🤣🤣🤣 I don't know why that cracked me up so much
still one of the funniest bits on the internet
Some good hearty chucks
Best acceptance speech ever
that's love right there what a beautiful Hollywood relationship
Very cool!
His wife knew she was about to get roasted.
don't mind me im back again for my daily dose of laugh
What makes this great is that even his wife wasn't in on the gag.
Mark Twain would have a good chuckle.
Absolutely incredible speech by a comedic legend. What a guy 👍🏻. He has been in too many classics to name here, but I remember watching his SNL: Best of DVD's at least once a month back in the day 👍🏻 Also, is it just me or does the guy at 3:09 have either an absolutely treacherous wig on, or did he take a trip to Turkey and when they asked him what he wanted his new hairline to look like, he told them to make him look like hes got an extra small swimming cap on 😂. Either that or he went to the barber and when they asked him what he wanted them to do, he said can you give me the "I'm fu***d up" special 😂
Not a huge fan of Will Ferrell , but this is effing brilliant
@matthewmorse3307
4 жыл бұрын
Roel Wieers if you think this is “effing brilliant”. I’m not sure how you aren’t a fan or Will Ferrell... this is how he is in pretty much every movie, interview, roast, etc. he has ever been part of....
@standardbrah
4 жыл бұрын
yeah this is pretty classic ferrell...not that funny either in my opinion...
@roelwieers4566
4 жыл бұрын
@@matthewmorse3307 This is witty. Usually his humour is non verbal.
@Mr.PepeSilvia
4 жыл бұрын
Love Will Ferrel personally, but I hear you. It seems like everyone I know either loves him or hates his style, with little to no wiggle room. Same goes for it's always sunny in Philadelphia for some reason.
@I-do-not-read-replies
4 жыл бұрын
Roel Wieers the other guys.
His face...kills me.
Qwenn Eiffel died tragically 5 years later scaling the Washington Monument.
Hilarious......love Will Ferrell! ❤
What genre of joke do u follow never get bored❤❤😂😂🎉🎉
One thing and one thing only" That sounded super familiar real fast
You know what they say "Behind every great man is a lippy woman".
Only a true insurance geek thinks about "Business overhead expense disability insurance"!
Will's wife has the best sense of humor.
Who’s here from Conan O’Brien needs a friend?
I'm from Elmira NY. Actual hometown of Mark Twain "Samuel Clemens ". Beautiful home. Not sure where Jarvis came from but ok
Always funny Will Ferrell
Samuel Langhorm Chimmins😂
@MetrognomeVideos
3 жыл бұрын
Mark Twain's real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
@ghostshipone
3 жыл бұрын
Chimmins just makes it so funny. His names are classic
9:15 Gator was ready to come out. Gator don't play no shit!
He makes good funny movies 75 percentage of the time still. A good actor and comendy
@allendracabal0819
2 жыл бұрын
Well said.
Mark would have loved that one.
I saw this live In 2011 I was so young 😅
I remember reading a comment recently. I was watching a video which showed Will's many visits to some talk show. The commenter wrote that Will was always in character - never came out as himself. I hope he didn't watch this. It would send him over the edge.
LMAO he is so funny.
He is soo good. 😂