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## Video: David Letterman Receives Mark Twain Comedy Award

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_Published 2017-10-23. Sunday night's ceremony to present Letterman with the Mark Twain award for American humor_


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## Transcript

When Dave left 17 months ago, we had no idea how much trouble we were in. I look at what's going on now and I think, this is your fault. [ LAUGH ] All of it, everything was fine until you went off the air. You abandoned us, you went out for a pack of cigarettes and left us to live with an abusive orange stepfather. [ LAUGH ] My gift from Dave was a box filled with all his neckties. I think he sent me every tie he ever wore on the show. Hundreds of them. And I thought this was very cool. I went through them and when you turn, I'm wearing one tonight, when you turn them over, there's a label. I guess a special label he had sewn on the back of every tie.

That says the Donald J. Trump Signature Collection. [ LAUGHTER ] That's what I love most about Dave, that he is always such a knowledgeable and passionate interviewer who cares deeply about a wide range of issues and, of course, Dave is also incredibly funny. Jimmy Kimmel, ladies and gentlemen. [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] Jimmy Kimal \ g, the man that got more done in congress this year than anybody else. [ APPLAUSE ] You saw some of my friends here tonight. All of them more talented, more gifted, funnier than I am. But they all helped me. And I would just like to say We have to help each other or nothing will happen.

Mark Twain, there's a million quotes from Mark Twain. And I'm gonna wrap this up now with a quote. And I hope I get it correct. And it has to do with patriotism. And Mark Twain's definition of patriotism, is this. Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it.

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