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 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 she said, go back out.

Oh my God.

Johnny wants you back.

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

and Johnny put that little circle up at the finger and I am Mark Malcoff. Our guest this week was a very good friend of Johnny's and that is Howard Smith.

Personally, this is one of my all-time favorite episodes.

Howard Smith and I got together in Los Angeles, California.

Howard Smith, thanks for talking with us.

Oh, I'm enjoying this.

This is great because I just think the world of Johnny.

And people did not know them. I mean they knew how great of an entertainer he was but they did not know what a great human being he was and that's where I've had the privilege for 22 years, 23 years.

Yeah, because I mentioned your name to somebody close to the Carson camp and

I mentioned your name and he said oh Johnny's friend.

Yeah, that's where John was an interesting guy.

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