I knew this is where comedy was.

Johnny Carson changed my life twice.

It was just like a dream.

It was just like everything I'd worked for and dreamed about has come to fruition.

They said Johnny fell over laughing.

It makes me so happy. I made him laugh.

But with Johnny, you knew you had a kid

audience and you could really go

crazy. My wife with the curtain, all held real quicks

backstage. People were running up and said, go back

out, go back out. Johnny, want you

back? I walked back through the curtain very calm and Johnny

I took a bow and Johnny put that little

circle up at the finger and I knew I had arrived.

Welcome to the Carson podcast, episode number 386.

I am Mark Malkoff.

This week, after eight years, the legendary Carol Burnett returns to the Carson podcast. Ms. Burnett spoke to me from California. Enjoy. Carol Burnett, thanks for coming back,

eight years later. Thanks for asking me. Time flies. I've been waiting for this.

Waiting to talk to Mark Malka.

So I took a deep dive into you going on Carson. There were all these fun things I didn't know.

Johnny, in November of 1981, he talked about a club that you were in, your husband, Joe is in, Tim Conway, and Harvey

Corman. It's called the Entertainment Patrol. Can you tell me about it?

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