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The Carson Podcast

Dr. Ruth

The Carson Podcast

Mark Malkoff

Tv & Film, Comedy

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2017

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Ruth Westheimer joins Mark to discuss her Johnny Carson appearances, Johnny playing Dr. Ruth in a Tonight Show sketch, and Late Night with David Letterman introducing her to a college audience.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I knew this is where comedy was.

0:05.0

Goni 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.

0:20.4

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

0:25.0

My wife at the Kirkman all held real close backstage.

0:27.0

People were running up and he 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 and I took about and Johnny put that little circle up at the finger and I knew I knew I knew

0:37.0

the way. Welcome to the Carson Podcast. I am Mark Malkop. As I record this episode today, the Michael J. Fox episode from last week is on the

0:57.2

home page of iTunes. That to me is very exciting. Recently a friend of mine, a friend of the show asked me the biggest

1:06.9

challenge I've had with the podcast of Lake and I responded to the biggest challenge by far has been airfare to Los Angeles and the cost of rental

1:19.1

car, gas, etc.

1:21.3

All of you that support me on Patreon.

1:24.0

Thank you.

1:25.0

It is because of you I've been able to get to LA to do these interviews in person.

1:31.0

I'm incredibly grateful. I'm hoping to get to LA in the spring. I love doing

1:36.8

the interviews in person. The in person episodes are almost always longer.

1:41.8

Normally they're better. At least according to your messages, they're

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