Julia Louis-Dreyfus is this year's recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus is going to need a bigger awards shelf: The 11-time Emmy winner will have to clear some space, as Deadline reports that she’s this year’s recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The prize, which has been given out every year since 1998 by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, is essentially a lifetime achievement award for comedy, recognizing individuals who have “have had an impact on American society”similar to the famous 19th-century humorist and steamboat pilot.