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May 18, 2021 · Both include explorations of his involvement with Carson and Letterman, the former volume containing a chapter titled, “Appearing on Johnny Carson and David Letterman to Show the Real Me?”
- Samantha Pitchel
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At one time Johnny Carson "banned" him from The Tonight Show appearances after taking offense at things Grodin had said. The NBC network would receive angry letters from viewers who didn't understand the joke that he was playing a persona, trying to be as different from typical talk show guests as possible.
May 19, 2021 · Johnny Carson liked him so much that he put Grodin under contract as a guest in 1973. He would appear once a month, to the exclusion of all other talk shows.
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- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Year: 1989. In 1989 Grodin published his first book, the comic memoir It Would Be So Nice If You Weren’t Here: My Journey Through Show Business.
- The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Year: 1990. The following year Grodin returned to Carson’s show to promote the paperback release of his biography his then-new film Takin’ Care of Business.
- Late Night with David Letterman. Year: 1982. Grodin’s schtick was a perfect fit for David Letterman, whose entire talk show career was built on ironically parodying the artifice and pointlessness of the talk show and celebrity culture.
- Late Night with David Letterman. Year: 1991. Grodin appeared on Letterman’s shows 40 times over the years, four more interviews than he did with Carson. In this clip from late in Letterman’s NBC tenure, Grodin comes on to Late Night not to plug anything, but to threaten Letterman with a libel suit for comments made about Grodin during interviews with Carol Burnett and Dabney Coleman.
Jul 7, 2022 · Did Charles Grodin hate Johnny Carson? At one time Johnny Carson “banned” him from The Tonight Show appearances after taking offense at things Grodin had said. The NBC network would receive angry letters from viewers who didn’t understand the joke that he was playing a persona, trying to be as different from typical talk show guests as ...
May 21, 2021 · JOHNNY CARSON: Absolutely, that's why I'm asking, yes. GRODIN: Seriously. No, no. No, really. CARSON: Of course I am. GRODIN: Do you really care? CARSON: Yes. GRODIN: What do you care...
May 18, 2021 · Arguing with Johnny Carson. Grodin appeared on “The Tonight Show” 36 times, where he’d playfully butt heads with Johnny Carson. One night, Grodin’s jokes were failing to get laughs so...
