Whitney Cummings Joke Cut From Netflix Mark Twain Ceremony

Whitney Cummings' planned closing joke about Donald Trump and sex trafficking was omitted from the Netflix broadcast of the Mark Twain Prize ceremony. The ceremony, which honored Cummings, took place on June 28 at the Kennedy Center. The Netflix special is scheduled to stream on July 21.

Cummings stated in early July that the joke was cut from the final edit. She attributed the removal to the Kennedy Center's decision, indicating that the venue requested the omission. However, Netflix has countered this, asserting that the Kennedy Center did not mandate the joke's removal. A Netflix spokesperson clarified that the decision to exclude the joke was made by the streamer itself, not by the Kennedy Center.

The specific joke involved a comparison between Donald Trump and sex trafficking. Cummings had intended for this to be her final remark during her performance at the event. The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor is an annual award presented by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. This year's honoree was Whitney Cummings, a comedian, writer, and producer known for her work in stand-up and television.