Carson Comedy Countdown

Last night’s Lettermen opened with a monologue that Letterman later noted was made up of jokes that Johnny Carson had written for them over the previous few months. I understand the motivation, but it seems odd to be running months-old topical humor that you passed over the first time it was offered. (Perhaps they actually used some of these gags at the time; I’m not exactly a Letterman watcher.)

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