I knew this is where comedy was Johnny Carson changed my life twice. It was just like that 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 know, you knew you had a kid. What do you think? You did really don't create it

I'm happy to cook all how broken back stage people were running up and to go back out

Oh my god. Johnny wants you back

I walked back through the curtain very calm and Johnny that I took about and Johnny put that little circle up at the finger and I knew I had a ride

Welcome to the Carson podcast episode number three hundred eighty. I am Mark Malkop

This is our second guest this week featuring producer director Don Mischor who worked with Carson when he hosted the Oscars

As well as when Carson was honored in

1993 at the Kennedy Center Honors Don Mischor spoke to me from California. Enjoy

Anybody Google Mr. Mischor Don if you set the call you Don and just see everything that you've done in your career

And I mean, it's it's absolutely amazing. So thank you for talking with us

You bet. I'm looking forward to it Mark after graduating college you graduated the University of Texas

Austin one year after graduation Carson premiered his show in October of

1962 did you watch Carson when he debuted in those first few years?

I think that I was I was in graduate school at that time

I think working on my MA and I

Did watch him but I was not what I would call an avid fan at that point

But from the very first time I ever did watch him I was very very impressed with how he

handled himself and he knew

You know one thing he knew

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