Ed McMahon Thanks for the Memories

Published by violetteb at 11:00 am under Late Night, NBC, Talk Shows Edit This

After having contemplated the look of late night television recently and just posting about it, it is weird and with sadness that I find Ed McMahon has passed away. If you’ve never heard of Ed McMahon, you’re too young for late night. The man was a television icon, 30 years with The Tonight Show, 35 years working with Johnny Carson alone and friends for longer than that.

I can honestly say that one of the things I like about the new Tonight Show is the relationship between Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter. I can’t help but think it will be a similar relationship, one I hope with as long a run as Ed McMahon had with Johnny Carson, a pair of entertainers who knew how to work a crowd.

I know somewhere up in heaven there is music playing and God heard someone say “Here’s Johnny!”

For a walk down memory lane visit The Tonight Show Experience.

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