Live Poll: Who Should Receive the Next Mark Twain Prize for American Humour?

*Note: the Prize can only be given to living American Comedians, and suggestions are more than welcome. 

Bryan Callen

David Herman

Orlando Jones

Mary Scheer

Pat Kilbane

Will Sasso

Aries Spears

Quick thing: It CAN be given to Non-American comedians, (Lorne Michaels) the head of the Kennedy Center said "the Mark Twain Prize honors American humor, not necessarily American humorists". so that opens up suggestions more to international comics. 

Maybe a link to know the previous honorees could be helpful, I assume they can't receive it a second time.

FYC:

John Oliver

FYC:

Elaine May

Bette Midler

Marta Kauffman

Amy Sherman-Palladino

@ethan  ,

It would probably be a good idea to link to the official web site for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/marktwain/

Likewise, many poll takers may not be familiar with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. This description from the official website, would be helpful. It also sets the criteria for who is eligible for the award:

The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor recognizes individuals who have had an impact on American society in ways similar to the distinguished 19th-century novelist and essayist Samuel Clemens, best known as Mark Twain. As a social commentator, satirist, and creator of characters, Clemens was a fearless observer of society, who startled many while delighting and informing many more with his uncompromising perspective on social injustice and personal folly.

As @Pencho15 suggests above, you may also wish to link to your poll in your poll suggestion.

Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Recipients

This list of contemporary satirists may be helpful in fleshing out your list:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_satirists_and_satires#Contemporary_satirists_(born_1960%E2%80%93present)

From that list you may wish to add:

Sacha Baron Cohen

Ricky Gervais

Matt Groening

Mike Judge

Seth MacFarlane

Bob Odenkirk

Trey Parker

'Weird Al' Yankovic

Live Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/_g8l1Vfwqqk/

Congratulations Ethan

Mel Brooks. Hands down. Not even a contest.

It's Sandler