Tina Fey for Kennedy Centre honour

Tina Fey will be honoured with the US's top humour prize at the Kennedy Centre awards ceremony later this year.

The 30 Rock star will be given the Mark Twain Prize for American Humour on November 9 in Washington DC, according to The AP.

Among those paying tribute to Fey will be her former Saturday Night Live castmates Fred Armisen, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers, as well as the show's creator Lorne Michaels.

Other celebrities honouring Fey will include Betty White, Jennifer Hudson and frequent SNL guest host Steve Martin.

The ceremony will be broadcast on PBS stations across the US on November 14.