Shelly Schultz discusses being an original Carson talent booker, discovering an unknown Joan Rivers, & finally booking Ethel Merman.
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Steve Purcell discusses directing the Tonight Show backstage video that aired on Johnny’s final show, being with Carson pre-show in his office, & visiting Johnny’s Malibu home.
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Comments closedBob Askey discusses attending college with Johnny, seeing television for the first time at Johnny’s parents home, his friendship with Dick Carson, and Carson’s first wife Jody.
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Mimi Hines discusses her Johnny appearances, getting a big break on Jack Paar, her friendship with Paul Lynde, & opening for Tony Bennett at the Copacabana.
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Carson writer Michael Barrie talks to Mark about the unusual way he got hired on the Tonight Show, the joke he wrote that got Johnny a standing ovation while hosting the Emmys, and his current job as a writer for Letterman.
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Regis Philbin talks to Mark about filming with Johnny on set during his final weeks, Joanna Carson being instrumental in him securing a rare interview with Johnny, and being an NBC page on the Steve Allen Show.
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In his first ever podcast interview actor Charles Grodin discusses his memorable Carson appearances, his decision to go on in character as himself, and being one of three guests to be put under exclusive contract with the Tonight Show.
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Comedian Steven Wright talks to Mark about his love for Carson growing up, his memorable Tonight Show stand-up debut in 1982, and how Johnny Carson changed his life—twice.
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Frequent Letterman guest Tom Dreesen speaks with Mark about how his Johnny Carson stand-up debut caused chaos backstage and how one appearance on the Tonight Show caused him to go from being on unemployment to having a deal with CBS overnight.
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