Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Comedian and former late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien is set to receive the 2025 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

On March 23, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present Conan O'Brien with the 26th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

O’Brien will host the Academy Awards in March, three weeks before his own Mark Twain ceremony.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Comedian and host Conan O'Brien was named the newest recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy on Thursday. O'Brien, 61, has carved out an improbable decadeslong career arc, moving from goofy television interloper to comedic elder statesman. Along the way, he survived one of the most public failures in the history of television on “The Tonight Show” — only to launch a successful, and sustained, next act.His travel series “Conan O'Brien Must Go” sparked popular and critical acclaim, with a second season coming. In March, O'Brien will host the Academy Awards three weeks before his own Mark Twain ceremony in Washington.Deborah Rutter, president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in a statement called O'Brien “a master of invention and reinvention, consistently pushing the envelope in search of new comedic heights.