Pudd’nhead Prize

The Pudd’nhead Prize was founded in 2014 through collaboration between the library and actor/comedian/best-selling author Michael Ian Black. Drawing inspiration from one of Twain’s classic tales, The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson, Pudd’nhead celebrates library founder Mark Twain’s incomparable humor while raising much-needed funds for the library’s operations.

The Pudd’nhead Prize for Outstanding Humor is awarded to someone who channels Twain’s legendary wit.  The extraordinary roster of illustrious Prize winners is a Who’s Who in award-winning entertainment:   New Yorker magazine cartoonist Roz Chast, Ben Stiller, Jim Gaffigan, Seth Meyers, Paul Rudd , Jon Hamm, Laura Linney, Amy Schumer, and Samantha Bee.