Thurber Prize for American Humor
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The Thurber Prize for American Humor, named after American humorist James Thurber, recognizes outstanding contributions in humor writing. The prize is given out by the Thurber House. It was first awarded irregularly, but since 2004 has been bestowed annually.
[edit] Award winners
- 1997: Ian Frazier — Coyote v. Acme
- 1999: The Onion editorial staff — Our Dumb Century
- 2001:
- David Sedaris (winner) — Me Talk Pretty One Day
- Henry Alford (Special Honor Book) — Big Kiss
- Andy Borowitz (finalist) — The Trillionaire Next Door
- Bill Bryson (finalist) — In a Sunburned Country
- Brett Leveridge (finalist) — Men My Mother Dated
- Jim Mullen (finalist) — It Takes a Village Idiot[1]
- 2004: Christopher Buckley — No Way to Treat a First Lady
- 2005: Jon Stewart, Ben Karlin, David Javerbaum and the writing staff of The Daily Show — America (The Book)
- 2006:
- Alan Zweibel (winner) — The Other Shulman
- Kinky Friedman (finalist) — Texas Hold 'Em: How I Was Born in a Manger, Died in the Saddle, and Came Back as a Horny Toad
- Bill Scheft (finalist) — Time Won't Let Me
- 2007:
- Joe Keenan (winner) — My Lucky Star[2]
- Bob Newhart (finalist) — I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This!: And Other Things That Strike Me As Funny
- Merrill Markoe (finalist) — Walking In Circles Before Lying Down
- 2008:
- Larry Doyle (winner) — I Love You Beth Cooper
- Patricia Marx (finalist) — Him Her Him Again The End of Him
- Simon Rich (finalist) — Ant Farm: And Other Desperate Situations
- 2009:
- Ian Frazier (winner) — Lamentations of the Father
- Sloane Crosley (finalist) — I Was Told There'd Be Cake
- Bruce Ducker (finalist) Dizzying Heights: The Aspen Novel
- Don Lee (finalist) — Wrack and Ruin
- Laurie Notaro (finalist) — The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death
- 2010:
- Steve Hely (winner) — How I Became a Famous Novelist
- Jancee Dunn (finalist) — Why Is My Mother Getting a Tattoo?
- Rhoda Janzen (finalist) — Mennonite in a Little Black Dress
- 2011
- David Rakoff (winner) — Half Empty
- Rick Reilly (finalist) — Sports from Hell
- Mike Birbiglia (finalist) — Sleepwalk With Me and Other Painfully True Stories
[edit] References
- ^ "2001 Thurber Prize for American Humor". Thurber House. http://www.thurberhouse.org/2001-thurber-prize-for-american-humor.html. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ "'Frasier' Writer Wins Literary Award," Associated Press, October 3, 2007.
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