Sunday, January 23, 2005
No More Laughs
Johnny Carson has died at age 79.
Carson gave rise to many young stand-up comedians, and in some ways popularized that genre by including a stand-up segment on many shows. Carson maintained such an unspoken bond with his viewers that he could make them laugh out loud in their living rooms with a simple turn of his head or wiggle of his eyebrow.
This is one celebrity whose passing I will mourn, and I suspect the outpouring of love and shared memories across the country will be large.
Johnny, we will miss you.
Carson gave rise to many young stand-up comedians, and in some ways popularized that genre by including a stand-up segment on many shows. Carson maintained such an unspoken bond with his viewers that he could make them laugh out loud in their living rooms with a simple turn of his head or wiggle of his eyebrow.
This is one celebrity whose passing I will mourn, and I suspect the outpouring of love and shared memories across the country will be large.
Johnny, we will miss you.
