I knew this is where comedy was.

Johnny 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 know you knew you had a kid who had a kid who had a kid who could really go great.

I went with the crew, all the hard rock looks backstage.

People were running up and said go back out.

Oh my god.

Johnny, why don't you back?

I walked back through the crew and very calm and Johnny, that I took about and Johnny put that little circle up at the finger and I knew I had to write.

Welcome to the Carson podcast episode 319.

I am Mark Malka.

Thank you to listeners Dick Jensen and Michael Grinden for donating to the podcast listener pledge drive on GoFundMe.

Last week we were 80% funded and this week we are still at 80% funded.

If you'd like to donate, you can go to Carsonpodcast.com and hit the GoFundMe logo if you're okay with it.

I'd love to thank you by name here on the podcast.

Also, I want to mention listener Brad Gilmore has a podcast called The Back to the Future podcast.

It's all about the hit film back to the future.

Guests have included Crispin Glover, Leah Thompson, Bob Gale who co-wrote the film.

Anyway, Brad has written a book which he sent me a while back.

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