Florence Henderson talks to Mark about singing at Tiny Tim’s wedding, being the Tonight Show’s first female guest host, and the ingredients for being a good talk show guest.
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Everybody Loves Raymond creator Phil Rosenthal joins Mark to talk about Johnny wanting to meet him after directing President Clinton in a video for the White House Correspondents Dinner, his two hour lunch with Johnny, and Carson’s influence on him growing up.
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Writer Tony DeSena talks to Mark about how Johnny Carson personally called to offer him a job, the differences between writing for Carson and Letterman, and visiting Johnny post-retirement.
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The Simpsons Executive Producer Al Jean talks to Mark about his stint writing for Carson, why Johnny hated doing Carnac the Magnificent, and Johnny’s 1993 cameo on The Simpsons.
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Comedy legend Carol Burnett talks to Mark about first meeting Johnny Carson pre-Tonight Show, her favorite Carson appearances, and Johnny finding comfort watching The Carol Burnett Show during his final days.
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Bob Einstein sits down with Mark to discuss his numerous appearances going on Carson as Super Dave Osborne, Jay Leno’s manager being irate over one of his jokes, and the current state of late-night talk shows.
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Dick Cavett talks to Mark about the transition from writing for Jack Paar to Johnny Carson, meeting Johnny for the first time as a child in a church basement in Nebraska, and Johnny’s belief that Cavett was the only one that could have seriously given him competition.
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Marshall Brickman talks to Mark about being Johnny Carson’s head writer, being promoted to head writer because no other writer wanted the job, and inventing the Carnac The Magnificent “saver”. Brickman also discusses his work with both Dick Cavett and Woody Allen.
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Martin Mull talks about his memorable Carson appearances, the terror of guest hosting the Tonight Show, and Johnny’s thoughts on Fernwood 2 Night.
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Actress Teresa Ganzel performed sketches with Johnny Carson for a decade as a member of the Mighty Carson Art Players. Teresa talks about performing classic sketches with Johnny, being so nervous during her first Tonight Show appearance that Johnny had to hold her hand, and Johnny’s rehearsal process.
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