Adam Sandler to receive next Mark Twain Prize

(The Hill) - Adam Sandler is poised to receive one of the country’s top comedy awards in front of a Washington crowd.The 56-year-old “Billy Madison” star is the 24th winner of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the Kennedy Center announced on Tuesday.The award from the D.C. performing arts institution “recognizes individuals who have had an impact on American society in ways similar to the distinguished 19th-century novelist and essayist Samuel Clemens, best kn