Julia Louis-Dreyfusmade Emmys historylast year when she won her sixth award in a row for HBOsVeep.
The honors keep coming as the comedic titan will now receive the 2018 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Richard Pryor was the first recipient in 1998.
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The actor revealed in September 2017 that she had beendiagnosed with breast cancer.
Production onVeeps final season had beentemporarily haltedto accommodate Dreyfus recovery, but its said toresume this August.
Over four decades, her wildly original characters and her gift for physical comedy have left us in stitches.
Julia is a role model for so many, and we look forward to honoring her on Oct. 21.
