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The Carson Podcast

Ray Combs Jr.

The Carson Podcast

Mark Malkoff

Comedy, Tv & Film

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2015

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Ray Combs Jr. discusses his late father Ray Combs’ debut on the Tonight Show, Johnny discovering him while doing audience warm up on the sitcom Amen, and the details of his tragic death.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I knew this is where comedy was.

0:05.0

Goni Carson changed my life twice.

0:08.0

It was just like a dream. It was just like everything I had worked for

0:12.0

and dreamed about has come to fruition.

0:14.6

They said Johnny fell overlapping.

0:17.6

It makes me so happy.

0:19.4

I made him laugh.

0:20.4

But with Johnny, you knew you had a kid audience that you could really go great.

0:25.1

My wife at the curtain all held real loose backstage.

0:27.3

People were running up and he said, go back out, go back out.

0:30.1

Johnny, you want you back.

0:31.0

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

0:34.0

and Johnny put that little circle up the finger and I I am Mark Malkop. This week our guest is Ray Combs Jr.

0:53.2

In this episode we discuss his late father Ray Combs debut on Carson, his career

0:59.3

accomplishments, and his unfortunate suicide.

1:03.0

Sometimes I'll hear from parents that listen to this podcast with their kids.

1:07.0

This episode contains adult topics that may not be suitable for younger listeners.

1:12.0

Gray Combs is a remarkable man.

1:15.0

I felt fortunate to talk to him.

1:17.0

He joined me by Skype from Austin, Texas.

1:20.0

Ray Combs Jr. Thanks for talking to us.

1:25.0

Thanks. It's good to be with you.

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