Sunday, January 23, 2005

WELL, THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION OF WHO'S GETTING THE MOST APPLAUSE DURING THE NECROLOGY: Johnny Carson, dead at 79. CNN has a comprehensive obituary. Most of Carson's career was before I was old enough to be watching late night, but I do have a clear memory of his final shows, particularly his last one with guests Robin Williams and Bette Midler. Interestingly, Carson died only a few days after the New York Post broke the story that Carson has been feeding jokes to David Letterman for several years. I'm sure both Letterman and Leno will pay their respects on Monday night, and NBC is likely to (rightly) preempt its regular programming tonight to pay tribute.

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