How Funny WAS He?
He was sooo funny, Red Skelton, Groucho Marx, and Jack Benny worked on his first show for free...
As it happened, Mr. Skelton was home that day, watching Mr. Carson in action and thoroughly enjoying what he saw. The next week he showed up unannounced and demanded to be seen and heard. Soon, Groucho Marx and Jack Benny turned up to participate in a show they thought was funny even though it did not have the budget to pay them a fee.
posted by Anonymous at 1:40 PM
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I believe the true test of a talkshow host is how well you can deliver bad material. Carson was hilarious, considering the circumstances. I'll never forget his standby gag for whenever a joke fell particularly flat, and the piano player would start playing "Tea for Two", and Carson would sheepishly start tap-dancing.
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