Jay Leno is the recipient of the 17th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

They will be joined by Julie Andrews, Lucie Arnaz, Tony Bennett, Tim Conway, Rashida Jones, Vicki Lawrence, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short and Rosemary Watson.

Ellen DeGeneres, the talk-show host and comedian, will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the Kennedy Center announced today.