Drew Carey joins Mark to discuss his Tonight Show standup debut, being called over to the couch by Johnny, and how his Carson debut changed his life.
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Comedian David Sayh talks to Mark about Johnny Carson discovering him at Catch a Rising Star in New York, his Tonight Show debut, and the helpful advice David Brenner gave him when going on the Merv Griffin Show.
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Former SNL cast member Victoria Jackson talks to Mark about her 17 appearances with Johnny Carson, being discovered by the Tonight Show’s art director which led to her Carson debut, and her favorite moments from SNL.
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Cathy Ladman joins Mark to discuss her four Johnny Carson appearances, being backstage for Roseanne Barr’s Tonight Show debut, and knowing Jerry Seinfeld before he got into comedy.
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Comedian Eddie Brill talks to Mark about being the artistic director of the Great American Comedy Festival which honors the legacy of Johnny Carson, his 17 years working at Letterman as warm up comic and standup comedy booker, and nearly convincing Woody Allen to do standup on Letterman.
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Comedian Louie Anderson talks to Mark about his standup debut on the Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, being devastated after being repeatedly rejected by the Tonight Show, and the way Eddie Murphy ended up casting him in Coming to America.
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Irving Davis joins Mark to discuss holding the famous curtain open for Johnny Carson for nearly twenty years, saving Johnny from a crazed fan charging the stage, and his nightly ritual with Johnny backstage before the show.
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Larry Miller talks to Mark about the chaos backstage before his Johnny Carson debut. In addition he tells one of Johnny’s favorite all time jokes.
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Ray Combs Jr. discusses his late father Ray Combs’ debut on the Tonight Show, Johnny discovering him while doing audience warm up on the sitcom Amen, and the details of his tragic death.
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Yakov Smirnoff joins Mark to discuss Johnny calling him over to the couch following his Tonight Show debut, Johnny speaking Russian with him on the show, and performing with the Mighty Carson Art Players.
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