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"I know a man who quit smoking, drinking, making love, and abundant food. He was healthy right up to the day he wiped out himself." (Johnny Carson) A whole lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how a lot of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, listeners can get caught up to rate on the lives of America's most important men and women in enough time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. Among America's comedians, few - if any - experienced the type of influence on pop culture and modern culture like Johnny Carson, the iconic variety of The Tonight Show from 1962-1992. In addition to winning way too many awards to count number, Carson is proof that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, as admitted by subsequent funny show hosts like Jay Leno and David Letterman, who not only vied to displace Carson but also used his format because of their own shows (but still continue to do so). Carson may have pioneered the format of The Tonight Show, but he previously already been involved in comedy for many years before then, you start with performances as "The Great Carsoni" when he was still a teen. The magic shows and funny continued into college or university, where he previously a running gag about interviewing pigeons on rooftops, requesting them in regards to a local politics controversy. Carson's work was hailed by comedians like Red Skelton, who invited him to become a writer for him, and Jack Benny, who invited him onto the show, all before he previously turned 30. For quite some time through the 1950s, Carson rotated around various daytime shows as variety, get together important friends like Ed McMahon along the way, but he managed to get big when he changed Jack Paar as variety of The Tonight Show in 1962.
