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Flashback: David Letterman on The Johnny Carson Show

GiggleSugar — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:00:00 -0800

OK, so Dave wasn't exactly laugh-out-loud hilarious (or even guffaw-lightly-to-yourself funny), but he was kinda cute. I love the gap between his teeth, and his nervous, Midwestern guy kinda vibe. Oh, and his poofy hair.

Flashback: Baby Orangutans on The Tonight Show

GiggleSugar — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0700

Who can forget when two (twin!) baby orangutans visited the The Tonight Show to meet Johnny Carson - and not laugh at his unfunny antics. The little guy in Johnny's hands (who looked like he put his finger in a light socket before the show) was seriously unimpressed. They told him that Carson was kind of a big deal, but after Johnny looked him in the eye and laughed in his face, he was determined not to crack a smile for the rest of the show. No sirree. No love for Johnny.

Flashback: Tiny Tim Sings "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?"

GiggleSugar — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:00:00 -0700

The popularity of that piece of sh*t chipmunk album during the '80s baffled me, but this dude's crowd appeal is even more disturbing. Tiny Tim hit the scene in the late '60s and somehow kept up his act well into the '90s. He released a number of albums throughout his career and was best known for ~~covering~~ botching good songs with his wonky vocal stylings and obscene behavior. Here he is singing Rod Stewart's "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" on The Tonight Show. The real fun begins at 1:50 when he, uh, turns down the heat with a little strip tease.

Flashback: Joey Lawrence on Johnny Carson

GiggleSugar — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:00:00 -0800

Step right up! Two flashbacks for the price of one! Here's Joey Lawrence on Johnny Carson, innocently insulting him by explaining when he last watched the show. Blossom clips are hard to come by for some reason, so you'll just have to click on that link to watch Joey without sound. (What's Joey without his "whoa"?! You'll have to wait for Thursday to hear it.)

Front Page: Ed McMahon Dies at Age 86

TresSugar — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:02:40 -0700

TV personality Ed McMahon has died at the age of 86. He is best remembered as Johnny Carson's sidekick on the Tonight Show. - PopSugar
A subway crash in Washington DC killed nine people and injured more than 75 others yesterday. - Washington Post
Reality TV parents Jon and Kate Gosselin filed for divorce. - lilsugar
Iranian authorities are charging families who have lost someone to the violence a "bullet fee." One family faced a $3,000 bill for the bullet used by security forces to kill their son. - WSJ
Meanwhile, President Obama plans to condemn the violence in Iran during a press conference today. - Huffington Post

GiggleSugar Interviews: Victoria Jackson

GiggleSugar — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:00:00 -0800

Saturday Night Live alum Victoria Jackson is well-known for her send-up of the ditzy blonde. With a tiny voice and goofy antics, Victoria became famous on Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show where she performed stand-up while variously on a balance beam, doing handstands, and playing the ukulele. She went on to perform on six seasons of Saturday Night Live, working with the likes of Mike Myers, Phil Hartman, and Chris Farley. Victoria still does stand-up (of the handstand variety), records ukulele CDs (!), and acts in movies. She granted this interview to promote the newly released Christian comedy DVD Thou Shalt Laugh: The Deuce, which features a night of stand-up comedy hosted by funnyman Tim Conway. Without further ado, here's Victoria in her own words...

GS: How did you get your break in comedy?
VJ: My big break was on The Johnny Carson Show. I was doing standup in L.A. while doing handstands and playing the ukulele, and a scout from the show contacted me.

GS: Did you expect that comedy would be your life’s work?
VJ: When I was a kid, I wanted to be a teacher, mostly because I liked chalk…But I got the comedy acting bug when I was at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. A friend was auditioning for a play and I was with her. Her drama teacher suggested that I act. Once I did it, once I was up on stage, I realized I was controlling the audience with my feather duster, and I became addicted.

GS: You were on Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1992. You were only 27 years old-what was it like to reach the comedy big time? Were you nervous, intimidated?
VJ: Well, I was married and had a baby at 27, so I thought I was grown up. I’m 48 now and feel like a kid, but I thought I was really mature back then! Auditioning made me nervous; I knew it could change my life if I got the part. And SNL was a very stressful environment. It was survival of the fittest. The more you wrote for the show, the more you got to perform. So while Mike Myers was writing six sketches a week, I was doing like two a year and staring at blank paper in my typewriter.

GS: Was live television nerve-wracking?
VJ: I didn’t mind live television. As a gymnast, I was used to being on a balance beam four inches wide, with judges rating my performance, so I was used to the adrenaline rush. Actually, if I didn’t have that, I would die. I finally left SNL because I was going through a divorce, I wanted to spend more time with my daughter, friends were leaving the show…and I ran out of ideas.

GS: As a female standup comedian, do you feel women are treated differently when they’re on stage? Are people’s expectations different?
VJ: I don’t like when people complain about being a woman in comedy. I think that’s B.S. It was survival of the fittest on SNL whether you were a dog, horse, woman, man. I mean, comedy is different for women-different things are funny for women and men. When Chris Farley was dancing with his belly jiggling, for example, it was funny. If I were in a bikini doing it, it wouldn’t have been funny-it would’ve been sad. But I don't think the treatment is different.

GS: What’s been your favorite part of participating in Thou Shalt Laugh: The Deuce, and what would you like our readers to know about it?
VJ: I like that there are no bad words and no sexual innuendoes. I had this cab driver recently who asked me what I did, and I said I do standup comedy. “So you tell dirty jokes?” he asked me. That’s what people associate comedy with now! The best comics-Jerry Seinfeld, Steve Martin-they don’t have to be dirty. I don’t know what’s happening in this country that that’s what comedy is associated with. Aside from that, I got to meet Tim Conway!

GS: Oh, I love him, too. Thanks, Victoria!

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GiggleSugar Best of the Week

GiggleSugar — Sat, 03 May 2008 04:00:00 -0700

Underage teenyboppers entertain themselves in front of a mirror - where did we go wrong? Cast your vote here.
Chances are, you've dated one of this dude's multiple boyfriend personalities.
Spoons: They're more exciting than you think!
Someone needs to slap a restraining order on this kitty.
Paula Abdul had a rough week - juggling her multiple levels of disorientation and all.
Baby orangutan forgets to laugh at Johnny Carson's antics.
This chatty cat won't tolerate being called "lazy" or "fat." Perhaps sitting in the sink all day will make it better.
Drunk driving PSA targets sci-fi enthusiasts who sit at home all night and play video games - while completely sober.