Karnak the Magnificent

[Boomer]

Saw Johnny Carson doing this shtick on YouTube. Held the envelope up to his head and said, "V8."

The answer: " What social disease can you get from an octopus?"

 

[SilentType]

Sis boom bah -Describe the sound when a sheep explodes!

 

[shortyb]

I loved watching Carson, he was an absolute master when it came to late night antics. They don't make them like him anymore. Or like George Carlin.

 

[Ursatdx]

Loved Carson.

 

[Hohn]

Sis boom bah -Describe the sound when a sheep explodes!

Classic. Johnny and Ed barely got through that one they were struggling to keep it together.

 

[DukeOfFrontenac]

"Kept in a mayonnaise jar on Funk & Wagnalls porch"

 

[Kira]

"I don't know. What is kept in a mayonnaise jar on F&W porch?"

I heard a rumor that the Karnac repartee' was created by nascent AI.

If any prop or wardrobe piece belongs in a TV museum, it's Karnac's turban.

 

[dippschtick]

 

[MrkofXcellence]

Three Dog Night...What is a bad night for a tree?

 

[RoadDukie]

Dippity dew....."What you find on your Dippity in the morning."

 

[KCJeep]

The Karnak bits were one of the very best parts of the show. Carson was an absolute Master of comedic timing and the writing was good.

 

[spasm3]

He was the master of ad-lib.

Look up the Zsa Zsa Gabor cat clip on you tube.

 

[Selmorides]

I loved watching Carson, he was an absolute master when it came to late night antics. They don't make them like him anymore. Or like George Carlin.

Or Steve Allen

 

[RoadDukie]

"Johnny Cash".... "What you call your spare change for the pay toilet".

 

[shortyb]

He was the master of ad-lib.

Look up the Zsa Zsa Gabor cat clip on you tube.

Move the cat .

 

[goblin]

May the flees of a thousand camels...

 

[97prizm]

I loved watching Carson, he was an absolute master when it came to late night antics. They don't make them like him anymore. Or like George Carlin.

I miss Jay Lenos headlines. Definitely good entertainment. That and the Fruitcake lady.

 

[Inked]

Carson’s only agenda was to entertain and he was a master at it.

 

[SilentType]

"Kept in a mayonnaise jar on Funk & Wagnalls porch"

Since noon today