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Talk show era ends
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 9:13 am | Author: grandpa | Entertainment/Sports |
Tags: Carson, Leno, Letterman, McMahon, O'Brien
With the death of Ed McMahon the original talk show era has ended. I watched Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon for years. Their shows were something to look forward to and most nights worth staying up for.
Ed McMahon will always be best remember for being Carson’s sidekick on the Tonight show, although he performed in other shows and movies. His laugh was the perfect balance to Carson’s joke presentation. And who can forget the Carnac the Magnificent act.
It is disturbing that the era of straight variety and interview format ended when Leno and Letterman took over and since then each host tries to outdo the others with crazy antics.
It is questionable why some have “talk shows” at all. Jimmy Fallon, while somewhat funny on SNL seems uncomfortable in this role. And some of the others are just not of the same caliber as the originals.
I’ll take the old timers and the original format any day. Why do I need to see Conan O’Brien getting a tattoo or driving a tram in circles on the Universal lot (it may have been another studio)?
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