Comedy actress Tina Fey is to receive the annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humour - one of the highest comedy honours in the US.The Saturday Night Live star is only the third woman to have won the award in 13 years.
Fey, 40, has already won six Emmys and two Golden Globes for her TV series 30 Rock, which she writes, produces and also stars in.
She recently starred in box office hit Date Night with Steve Carrell.
