Comedy on Capitol Hill.

Veteran comedienne Carol Burnett met President Obama yesterday after she received the nation’s number one humor prize on Sunday. Carol was awarded the Mark Twain for American Humor, at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Today, the president’s official Twitter account shared the image above and message below about the happy meet and greet.

“Mark Twain Prize recipient Carol Burnett visited the White House yesterday—no formal curtain attire required”

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