Officially Funny Guy: Will Ferrell To Be Honored With Mark Twain Comedy Prize

If you needed any proof that Will Ferrell is hilarious, here it is: the actor will soon be honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center.

The award is a prestigious one, and one that Tina Fey received last year. Her speech, which contained some quips about Sarah Palin and conservative women, was controversially edited by PBS.

As for Ferrell, few are as deserving of the award as he is right now: he has, of course, provided us with a long string of broad character comedies like "Anchorman," "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," and "Step Brothers," but he has brought a completely different style of comedy to us as well.

He starred in the dark comedy "Stranger than Fiction," guest-starred on "The Office" and showed us his subtle side, and his newest movie "Everything Must Go," another subdued comedy, releases this weekend.

Not only that, but Ferrell helped co-found "Funny or Die," which remains one of the premier places to find comedy on the Web. Oh, and he was one of the best cast members that "Saturday Night Live" ever had. Almost forgot about that one.

How is Ferrell preparing for the big event? "I am truly honored to receive this distinction,” he said. “I will now begin cultivating a Mark Twain-esque moustache in anticipation of the event."