Which is funnier: “won” or “was awarded”?

Clue:  This is according to comedian Jim Lehrer

Answer:  “was awarded.”  Lehrer uttered his most famous line when asked why he stopped writing: “Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.”  Lehrer is irked when the line is often misquoted with won.  He explains, “Won is not as funny as was awarded.”  (The answer is in black text on the black background.  Highlight it to view.)

Citation:  Gerald Nachman, Seriously Funny: The Rebel Comedians of the 1950s and 1960s (2004), p. 139.