Category: Podcast

Myra Richman discusses working at The Tonight Show in NY, Ella Fitzgerald, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Joan Rivers, Dick Cavett, Tommy Newsom, & the unusual gift Carson gave her.

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Tiny Tim biographer Justin Martell discusses Tiny Tim’s Carson appearances including 40 million viewers tuning into his wedding to Miss Vicki. The new documentary Tiny Tim: King For A Day premieres at the Fantasia’s 2020 Virtual Film Festival on 8/23 at 7:30pm EST: https://fantasiafestival.com/en/film/tiny-tim-king-for-a-day

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John Byner discusses his Carson appearances, Orson Welles wanting him to be a guest, Fred de Cordova, The Carol Burnett Show, Jackie Mason’s Ed Sullivan appearance that got him banned, & Get Smart.

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Ruta Lee discusses going on Carson, doing films with The Rat Pack and Fred Astaire, her friend Phyllis Diller, The Twilight Zone & Rod Serling, and working with Regis Philbin.

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Ken Kragen discusses his role in “The Late Shift” as well as managing frequent Carson guests including Kenny Rogers, Burt Reynolds, Harry Chapin, & The Smothers Brothers.

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Jim Mulholland discusses writing for Carson in NY & Burbank, writing Carson’s material whenever he hosted the Oscars, writing on The Dean Martin Show, & writing for Letterman’s CBS show.

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Jimmy Buffett discusses Carson’s show being a huge break, being a guest on Carson’s final month in May 1992, & his fun with John Candy on SCTV.

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Lesley Ann Warren discusses Johnny Carson, working with Mel Brooks on Life Stinks, Milton Berle, David Brenner, Mission Impossible, being on The Muppet Show, & Fred MacMurray.

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Former Carson staffer Debbie Feder discusses working on The Tonight Show, assisting guest hosts such as Diana Ross and David Letterman, & a staff memo from Fred de Cordova.

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Melba Moore discusses going on The Tonight Show, Ed McMahon knowing her father, The Carol Burnett Show, David Frost, Night of 100 Stars, & Jerry Lewis.

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