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The Carson Podcast

Bruce Merrin

The Carson Podcast

Mark Malkoff

Comedy, Tv & Film

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Bruce Merrin discusses working with Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Michael Landon, & Jackie Robinson.

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0:00.0

I knew this is where comedy was.

0:05.0

Goney Carson changed my life twice.

0:08.0

It was just like a dream. It was just like everything I had worked for

0:12.0

and dreamed about has come to fruition.

0:14.6

They said Johnny fell overlapping.

0:17.6

It makes me so happy.

0:19.4

I made him laugh.

0:20.3

But with Johnny, you knew you knew you had a kid audience that you could really go great.

0:25.0

My wife at the curtain all held real groups backstage.

0:27.0

People were running up and she said, go back out, go back out.

0:30.0

Johnny wants you back.

0:31.0

I walked back through the curtain very calm and Johnny, I took about and Johnny put that little circle up at the finger and I I am Mark Malkop. Our guest this week is someone who was backstage at the Tonight Show starring Johnny

0:55.0

Carson often and spent time with Carson outside the show.

1:00.0

And that is Bruce Marin.

1:02.4

Mr. Marin spoke to me from his office in Las Vegas.

1:07.0

Bruce Marin, thank you so much for talking with us.

1:10.3

It is my pleasure.

1:11.4

I send you some warm regards in love from Las Vegas. The entertainment

1:16.0

capital. Yes.

1:17.0

That is true and I have so much to talk about, especially when you moved as a kid from New

1:21.8

York to Vegas.

1:22.6

We have a lot to talk about.

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