It was a night of comedy following a heavy dose of drama at the Kennedy Center, as performers honoring Conan O'Brien at the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor lined up to rebuke President Trump's overhaul of the performing arts institution.

The prestigious comedy award ceremony on Sunday in Washington, D.C. marked the first major star-studded event at the Kennedy Center following Trump's unprecedented shakeup.

Last month, Trump announced he would remove multiple members of the Kennedy Center's board and named himself as its chairman. He later described the Kennedy Center as being too "woke."

O'Brien had been named the 26th recipient of the Mark Twain Prize in January, weeks before Trump's upheaval.

On the red carpet ahead of the ceremony — which will stream on Netflix starting May 4 — O'Brien spoke publicly about Trump's move for the first time.

When ITK asked for his reaction to the news that Trump would serve as chair, the 61-year-old former TV late-night host quipped, "It sounds like it's a big........

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