Gabe Kaplan

The Carson Podcast

Mark Malkoff

Comedy, Tv & Film

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2022

⏱️ 140 minutes

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Summary

Gabe Kaplan discusses his 40 appearances on Carson’s Tonight Show, 18 times guest hosting the Tonight Show, how going on Carson led to Welcome Back Kotter, Battle of the Network Stars and Robert Conrad, friendship with Howard Cosell, Bob Hope, & Groucho Marx.

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0:00.0	I knew this is where comedy was Johnny Carson changed my life twice. It was just like
0:08.6	a dream. It was just like everything I had worked for and dreamed about has come to fruition.
0:14.6	They said Johnny fell over laughing. It makes me so happy. I made him laugh.
0:20.2	But with Johnny, you know you knew you had a kid or what he interviewed. Really don't
0:24.8	agree. People were running up and said go back out. Johnny want you back. I walked back through
0:31.5	the curtain very calm and Johnny I took about and Johnny put that little circle up at the finger
0:35.7	and I knew I had a ride. Welcome to the Carson podcast episode number 390. I am Mark
0:43.0	Malcolm. This week's guest is someone I have wanted on for eight years. He gets hosted for
0:48.9	Carson at least 18 times and as a result of going on with Carson starting in 1973, within
0:56.0	two years got his very own sitcom and that is Gabe Kaplan. He spoke to me from California.
1:03.4	Two quick things do to a family issue. There might not be an episode next week. I'm not sure.
1:09.8	We have two more scheduled episodes remaining and two. I mentioned I thought Gabe Kaplan
1:15.6	in the episode. I thought he was in the top 20 or 50 Carson guest with the most appearances.
1:20.8	He's actually in the top 90, which out of 25,000 guests says a lot. And now my conversation with
1:28.2	Gabe Kaplan. Enjoy. Gabe Kaplan, thanks for talking with us. No problem. Look forward to it.
1:35.6	I watched every one of your Carson appearances when you appeared with Johnny. I watched. I could only
1:41.6	find one when you guys hosted, but I took a deep dive and I was able to find one where Don Rickles
1:46.8	was hosting a guest host and you weren't. So I'm really fascinated by your Carson trajectory and
1:53.5	everything you've done. Now you had a very unusual debut in May of 1973 because the show was
1:59.9	already in Burbank, but what happened? I had an audition for Craig Tennis who was the comics
2:06.8	talent coordinator twice. And he didn't like me either time. And I did material that I thought
2:14.4	was suitable for this tonight show. So I censored my act a little bit because he was in the audience.
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