Johnny Carson on why he never talked about serious issues (ie, politics) on The Tonight Show which he hosted from October 1, 1962 to May 22, 1992, (replacing, Tonight, Starring Jack Paar) It’s an interesting subject because one could argue, not that it isn’t the place of a host or comedian to speak about current events but is their place of work, where people are tuning in to get away from all that and want to hear celebrity interviews or something funny, the appropriate forum? And what about Jo

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