Bill Cosby honored with the Mark Twain Prize on PBS is a Wednesday TV pick

'Bill Cosby: The Mark Twain Prize'

This special (taped at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts) honors the great comedian Bill Cosby with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Featured guests include Wynton Marsalis, Rita Moreno and Chris Rock. 8 tonight, KCTS (seattletimes.com/tvlistings).

Doug Knoop,

Seattle Times staff

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