Entertainer and host of the Carson Podcast, Mark Malkoff

<p>Entertainer, comedian, and podcaster Mark Malkoff joined me to talk his early influences; Norm Macdonald; Andy Kaufman; our fanaticism for <em>Saturday Night Live</em>; being in the audience for Letterman and Conan; Don Novello; Carl Reiner; Mel Brooks; Biff Henderson; working for the <em>Late Show with David Letterman</em>; Donick Cary; the trials of being head writer; Rich Hall;&nbsp;guests he's still working on; Dyan Cannon and Angie Dickinson; how he does a family friendly podcast; the work that goes into his show; being ghosted by a guest; how you never know why a guest can't make it, the "Will Ferrell curse";&nbsp;Loni Anderson; how mistakes aren't aired anymore; Isabella Rossellini; Daljit Dhaliwal; K-Marr the Discount Magician; Otero; how Letterman hit the ground running; Carson guests who were never asked back; Carson v. Letterman guests; Letterman doing the show for himself vs. Leno doing it for NBC;&nbsp;guest hosts; Johnny's legacy; trial by fire of hosting a podcast</p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a>