Monti Rock III joins Mark to discuss his 30 plus Tonight Show appearances, his friendship with Carson talent coordinator Shirley Wood, and his role in Saturday Night Fever.
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Rick Saphire joins Mark to discuss meeting Johnny over at Who Do You Trust?, Johnny’s difficulties performing in the Catskills, appearing on the Tonight Show with guest host Jerry Lewis in August 1962, and eventually managing Jerry Lewis.
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Marsha Mason joins Mark to discuss her Johnny appearances, going on the show with her then husband Neil Simon, and starring in Mike Nichols’ unreleased film Bogart Slept Here.
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Howard Papush returns to discuss working as a talent coordinator on The Tonight Show, his idea to book Carl Sagan, meeting an unknown Bette Midler, and why Johnny was upset with Barbra Streisand.
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Rich Little returns to discuss Johnny Carson, guest hosting 31 times, Fred de Cordova, and the chaos involving Dick Shawn wrecking The Tonight Show set.
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Kate Capshaw joins Mark to discuss her Johnny appearances, her parents seeing Johnny’s show in NY, and her acting career including Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom.
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Peter Lassally joins Mark to discuss producing Johnny Carson, his challenge of getting David Letterman an 11:30pm show, and the reason Johnny didn’t care for Andy Kaufman.
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Mark Harmon joins Mark to discuss his Johnny appearances, his father and Johnny knowing each other, Carl Reiner directing him in Summer School, appearing on Letterman, and hosting SNL.
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Patric Verrone joins Mark to discuss writing for The Tonight Show, the writers meetings at Johnny’s Malibu home, and the chronological order of the Carson writers from 1962-1992.
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Howie Mandel joins Mark to discuss his Johnny appearances, Joan Rivers giving him his Tonight Show break, the appearance that caused him never to be booked again with Johnny, and doing his own talk show in Johnny’s old studio.
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