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 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 knew you had a kid audience and 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 wants you back.

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

and Johnny put that little circle up the finger and I knew I am Mark Malkop.

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