I knew this is where comedy was.

Gonna Carson changed my life twice.

It was just like a dream. It was just like everything I had 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 at the curtain, all held real groups backstage.

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

Johnny wants you back.

I walked back through the curtain very calm and Johnny Johnny I took about and Johnny put that little circle up at the finger and I I am Mark Malkoff. Thank you to everyone supporting the Carson Podcast on Patreon.

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This week our guest is Claudia McMahon who is the daughter of Ed McMahon.

Claudia McMahon spoke to me from Los Angeles, California. Enjoy. Claudia McMahon, thank you for talking with us.

Thank you for talking with us.

Oh, thank you for inviting me.

So what are your first memories of your father working in television?

My first memories are when we were living in the suburbs of Philadelphia. He worked at WCAU.

And at one point he had 13 shows a week and in those days you were directing it you were

directing it you were producing it you were producing it, you were writing it, and of course that seemed so natural

then because that's how it was done.

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