Johnny Carson

Johnny Carson has passed away. I wonder if many here know who he was?

Originally posted by KneverKnight
Johnny Carson has passed away. I wonder if many here know who he was?

Originally posted by RBHILL
David Letterman took his spot in late night right?

Yeah, I heard Carson wanted Letterman to get it but Leno did. Leno and Letterman were friends but I guess there was a big argument of who'll get the spot and I guess they kinda resent each other. I wish I would've gotten to see one of Carsons shows. He was funny 🙂.

See the HBO movie called "The Late Shift". It's pretty good. The only person probably not mourning Carson is Joan Rivers, if you know the history. Was Johnny a smoker?

Originally posted by Joe Fist
See the HBO movie called "The Late Shift". It's pretty good. The only person probably not mourning Carson is Joan Rivers, if you know the history. Was Johnny a smoker?

Johnny did like letterman, and had been writing jokes for the late show for a while now. I will miss him. He was one of the last of his generation, and he was actually funny, with a pleasant nature about him.

Oh man. This one sucks. He was one of my very favorite "old-timers" in the business. He'll be missed.

ncrosby🙂

Originally posted by KneverKnight
Johnny Carson has passed away. I wonder if many here know who he was?

did his show introduce the beatles to usa the only thing i remember as a uk civilian

Originally posted by stoker
did his show introduce the beatles to usa the only thing i remember as a uk civilian

It was the ed sullivan show.

Johnny did introduce scores of other musicians and comics with a list too long to name.

I think george Carlin may have been one.

Originally posted by Edwardipov
yeah, didn't he go mad in that snowed-up hotel that one time, and try to kill his wife and kid? as i recall, they managed to escape and he froze to death. poor, poor guy.