Adam Sandler honoured for contribution to American humour

Adam Sandler has been honoured for his contribution to American humour (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Actor and comedian Adam Sandler will be honoured by comedic and entertainment royalty when he receives the Kennedy Centre’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humour on Sunday night.

Sandler, 56, first came to national attention as a cast member on Saturday Night Live.