Comedian Bill Maher and other celebrities took multiple digs at President Donald Trump as Maher accepted the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor over the weekend at the Kennedy Center.Maher and impressionist Matt Friend did a bit where Friend impersonated Trump, saying, "Why are we giving this low-ratings lightweight jerk the Mark Twain Award," The Washington Post reported.Friend, depicting Trump, insisted he was more deserving of the award, and even broke into the Trump dance."I know we’ve had our differences, but I’m finally getting an award," Maher said during the bit."Can you just let me have my moment, give my speech, then you can go back to zinging me with all of your insults?"BILL MAHER TELLS LIBERALS TO STOP 'PARTISAN SULKING' AND JOIN AMERICA 250 PARTYMark Twain Prize recipient Bill Maher attends the 27th Mark Twain Prize For American Humor Gala at The Kennedy Center on June 28, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
(Paul Morigi/Getty Images)Whitney Cummings said during her set that the center could celebrate Maher "even though Trump is now the board chair of this venue." She said she was warned not to dig at the president, but said she wasn't scared.Workers removed Trump's name from the Kennedy Center facade in June after an appeals court denied a request from the Kennedy Center's board to block a judge's ruling that Trump's name be removed.Actor Woody Harrelson referenced the name change during his congratulations to Maher "ironically at the Trump Kennedy Center." He then quipped at the intended slip-up and said, "No, all right, we fixed it," the Post reported.TRUMP'S NAME TO BE REMOVED FROM KENNEDY CENTER AS APPEALS COURT DENIES BOARD'S REQUEST FOR ADMINISTRATIVE STAYBill Maher attends the 27th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor gala at The Kennedy Center on June 28, 2026, in Washington, D.C.(Shannon Finney/WireImage)John Mellencamp sang his hit "Pink Houses" at the event, and brought in a bit of politics after he sang the line, "to work in some high r...