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Why artists are boycotting Kennedy Center over changes made by Trump

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The Kennedy Center stage is seen as a showcase for the best of American performance art - but many artists are now boycotting it after Donald Trump got rid of 18 board members and installed himself as chairman.

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Conan O'Brien is honored at the Kennedy Center as political turmoils looms over its future

Comedian Conan O'Brien accepted this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday at the Kennedy Center. Some comics took jabs at the night's honoree and President Trump, who took over as chair of the Kennedy Center in January.

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Why artists are boycotting Kennedy Center over changes made by Trump

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Conan O'Brien, Will Ferrell take aim at President Trump at the Kennedy Center

Comedians, like Conan O'Brien and Will Ferrell, took aim at President Donald Trump as they gathered to honor Conan O'Brien at the Kennedy Center.

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As Conan O’Brien receives Mark Twain humor prize at the Kennedy Center, the joke is on Trump

Conan O’Brien received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday night at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, drawing Sarah Silverman, Will Ferrell, David Letterman and Stephen Colbert to the center’s most high-profile event since President Trump staged a hostile takeover of the place in mid-February, firing board members and declaring himself chairman. In the days leading up to O’Brien’s big night, a tantalizing question…

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Netflix Kennedy Center Conan Show Set for May 4th, But Will it Survive Trump Scutiny or Be Censored? - Showbiz411

Netflix sent out a press release this morning about last night’s Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center. The show, honoring Conan O’Brien, will air on May 4th. But now the focus will be the possible editing — and censoring — of a night of anti-Trump jokes. Trump is the self-appointed chairman of the board […] The post Netflix Kennedy Center Conan Show Set for May 4th, But Will it Survive Trump Scutiny or Be Censored? appeared first on Showbiz411.

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