Eddie Murphy was honored with the Mark Twain humour prize by a host of comedians, including Trevor Noah.

Chris Rock, George Lopez, and Kathy Griffin were just some of the artists who performed in Eddie’s honour at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Sunday night.

The Mark Twain prize is considered to be the USA’s top accolade for comedians.

Will Ferrell, Whoopi Goldberg, and Tina Fey have previously won the award.

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Trevor Noah posted a picture with talkshow host and comedian Arsenio Hall on Instagram during rehearsals ahead of the big night.

He also was pictured backstage with George Lopez.

It seems Trevor is part of the US comedy family now, and has been seen having lunch with Dave Chappelle and Kevin Nealon. 

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A night I shared with living legends. @georgelopez @arseniohall. #TheLateNightClub

A photo posted by Trevor Noah (@trevornoah) on Oct 18, 2015 at 7:56pm PDT

 

My young brother from #Zamunda @TrevorNoah! Doing big things, the right way. Rumble young comic, rumble! 🃏

A photo posted by Arsenio Hall (@arseniohall) on Oct 18, 2015 at 1:18pm PDT

 

Cruisin' with my buds in Georgetown today. dave chapelle @trevornoah #eddiemurphy #marktwainprise

A photo posted by Kevin Nealon (@kevinnealon) on Oct 18, 2015 at 10:46am PDT

The boys are back in town. pic.twitter.com/JnJ63LzAOx

— Chris Rock (@chrisrock) October 19, 2015

If you hear any noise it's me and the boys. pic.twitter.com/DamhVftDNQ

— Chris Rock (@chrisrock) October 19, 2015

Image credit: Twitter/@ChrisRock