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An analysis of Johnny Carson's enigmatic personality, focusing on his tendency to hold grudges and ban famous guests.
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We know the man was enigmatic, and a lot of positive sides to him, but he could hold a grudge. He could hold a grudge. You just never knew. like someone like Billy Preston who performed for Carson he gets a standing ovation which for a music act that's the first time ever people are on their feet and it standing ovation and Carson his whole
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An analysis of Johnny Carson's enigmatic personality, focusing on his tendency to ban guests for various, often personal, reasons.
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We know the man was enigmatic, and a lot of positive sides to him, but he could hold a grudge. He could hold a grudge. You just never knew.
Like someone like Billy Preston who performed for Carson, he gets a standing ovation, which for a music act, it's the first time ever people are on their feet and standing ovation and Carson his whole thing was
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A writer's anecdote about a joke for Johnny Carson that failed then succeeded, revealing the unpredictable nature of comedy.
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What we heard is Johnny didn't like doing Carnac because he felt it was like a day off for the writers. Oh, I see. That was it. He would do it twice a year. So I wrote it.
And again, when you're a writer for The Tonight Show, you were expected to crank out 60 jokes a day. And I always wish, why couldn't it be just do 10 good jokes?
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