I knew this is where comedy was.

Goni 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 overlapping.

It makes me so happy.

I made him laugh.

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

My wife at the curtain all held real close backstage.

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

Johnny, you want you back.

I walked back through the curtain very calm and Johnny, I took about

that little circle up the finger and I I am Mark Malkoff. If you'd like to continue to keep the podcast going, please consider going to Carson Podcast

dot com and hitting the Patreon link and donating anywhere from a dollar per episode ongoing up to five, ten, fifteen,

twenty-five or more. You will have my gratitude. This week our guest is Don Sweeney. He worked on the Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson for 17 years.

We got together at Warner Park in Woodland Hills, California.

We are outside, so obviously you'll hear some birds

and some other outdoor noises.

And now my conversation with Don Sweeney.

Enjoy.

Don Sweeney.

That's me, Don Sweeney.

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