I knew this is where comedy was.

Gai 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 know you knew you had a kid audience and you could really go great.

My wife at the curtain all held real loose backstage.

People were running up and she said, go back out, 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 at the finger, and I am Mark Malcom. This is the podcast where I talk to people whose lives were changed by going on the Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson.

Individuals that worked on Carson, guests who regularly appeared on the show,

and the top people in entertainment that were influenced by Carson.

Before we begin, I want to mention my friend Danny LaBelle's excellent comedy podcast,

Modern Day philosophers, where he explores the words of a different philosopher each week

with his comedian guest and tries to find a link between them.

Some of Danny's past guests include Maria Bamford, Lewis Black, and Arty Lang. Go check it out on iTunes.

My guest this week on the Carson Podcast is Actor comedian Martin Mull, who regularly appeared on Carson from the late 70s up until

when Johnny retired in 1992.

We got together in Los Angeles, California on the set of his Fox sitcom Dads. The finale of Dads which

recently aired can be viewed on Fox Now and Fox On Demand. When I visited

Martin Mull he was in the middle of rehearsal so he had very little time, but I loved her conversation and I hope you do too. Enjoy.

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