The Great Carsoni…
While were showing clips of great late night hijinx with cameras in the frame, here’s a look at a TK44, as Johnny chases down producer Fred De Cordova. Fred was a pro and knew when to run. He’d started in television in 1950 as the director of shows like ‘The Jack Benny Show’ ‘George Burns and Gracie Allen Show’, ‘The Bob Cummings Show’, ‘The George Gobel Show’, ‘December Bride’, ‘Leave It to Beaver’, ‘My Three Sons’ and ‘The Smothers Brothers’. Thanks to Albert McGilvray for the clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wz8lhPhWVg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wz8lhPhWVgJohnny Carson’s joke bombs about Brooke Shields going to college and Fred deCordova leaves the set of The Tonight Show Starring. Johnny makes a comeback when…
Wow! I got my name mentioned in “Eyes of a Generation!”
As the jokes got worse, Carson got better.
Growing up, when I was allowed to stay up long enough to see Carson, the hi jinx with cameras, etc were my favorite bits – didnt happen often, but it was damn funny when it did.
Great Clip!
He was the BEST there ever was!
Johnny will become a US Stamp in 2015, they announced last week.
Fred deCordeva was one class act without an attitude. He held court everyday during lunch at the first table inside the dining room of the NBC Commissary and even took an NBC Page to lunch on a lost bet. Janitor or superstar, you couldn’t walk past him without a hello. One of the things I miss most about being on the NBC lot.
de Cordova was also first rate in “The King of Comedy” – as were the rest.