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 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.

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 I am Mark Malkop. 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.

Our guest today is long-time Johnny Carson writer and current David Letterman writer Michael

Barry.

The story of how Michael got hired to write for Carson is remarkable.

I really enjoyed talking with him.

We got together at his home in Los Angeles, California.

Enjoy.

What did you think of the Peter Jones documentary? Enjoy. He captured, you know, aside of Johnny that I think no one else did.

The whole thing was his mother, I thought that was very interesting.

And when working for him, did you know he had mom issues?

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