>> jay leno wanted to essentially just continue doing a johnny carson type show. nd they had different styles. >> what is your name? >> i'm going to ask you to turn the cameras off, please. >> okay, we just wanted to drop off this, a basket of fruit. >> part of dave's thing used to always be attacking authority. he liked that. >> cut the cameras, please. >> he needed a corporate bad guy to go up against. i was oftentimes that target. >> i could hear this, this warren littlefield guy whining all year long about not getting his name on the card last year. >> he's on there. so, he's, "oh, what about, look, what about me? just put it on there. me, i could be on there, couldn't i?" >> who is he? >> it was always letterman's dream to be the host of "the tonight show." he idolized johnny carson, rightfully so. >> the big decision that's had the entertainment industry buzzing is due this week. that, of course, is the fate of nbc's late night stars, jay leno and david letterman. >> most of us thought the person who deserved to get it was david letterman. he didn't get it. j

and then another hero of mine was johnny carson. and i'm kind of a i guess, a amalgam of, those three individuals, their styles their interview adaptations, their i guess some some ways mannerisms. but it's just it's about communication and as a professional communicator, all those years, i was able take part in a lot of interesting i was able to interview a lot of people. i did a short internship at the white house in 1989 with when president reagan was there and bill plante was and i just i knew that i wanted to do something other than tv at as we got into it, i didn't know what and this is really a gift from god that i'm able to do this. what did those men do in your in your opinion, you wanted to do as well? i mean, what how did they how did they impact you as a kid? and as you were growing up? i think communication, television is a combination of things. it's not just information. it's entertainment. and a lot of times when you're in television news, you look at entertainment as a dirty word. entertainment mainly to keep someon

and another of mine was johnny carson. i guess i am a malcolm of those three individuals for their styles, their interview adaptations. i guess some ways mannerisms. it's about communication. and as a professional communicator all of those years i was able to take part in lots of interesting stories first able to review a lot of interesting people. i did a short short at the white house in 1989 when president reagan was there. i knew i wanted to do something other than apple tv, as we got in for a did not know what for this is a gift from god i'm able to do this. >> what did those men do in your opinion that you wanted to do as well? how did they impact you as a kid and as you grew up? >> it's a combination of things. it is not just information. it is entertainment. a lot of times when you're in television you look at entertainment as a dirty word. entertainment gets somewhat engaged. that is what i t wanted to do io that in public speaking as well to keep people engaged so you can convey ideas. and persuade people to your

, and you are no johnny carson. >> good day, welcome to the great white north canadian corner.today we got a real big show because we got a -- >> there was a second city chicago company, there was a second city toronto company. the toronto one is the one that fueled the sctv series, which originally was syndicated and got to the states that way. >> hail caesar! >> hail, hail. thank you very much for that marvelous reception. i particularly want to thank my supporters over there in the caesarian section. >> it's healthy to be an outsider, you know, as a comedian, and canadians are always outsiders, but they're looking at the other culture, which is right next door to them. >> i love you, sammy maudlin! i want to bear your children! >> it was the type of comedy that had only been accessible if you could have gotten into the improv clubs in chicago or toronto. i had never seen anything like second city tv. >> james bridgeman, parkdale. >> i'm sorry. no, never mind. i'm sorry. >> it was far more conceptual in its humor because it didn't have to be performed in front of an audience.

for two weeks and right down the road, johnny carson was hosting the tonight show. allowed to hire writers. johnny wrote for himself. i need somebody who writes for himself, put him on the air and he called me. this was the greatest thing that ever happened and johnny invited me on the show and johnny came in thanking me, the hosts care very much. it is bigger than that, it is corporation taking over in democratic run regime in washington that is hurting the people. i'm a blue-collar entertainer. i do personal appearances, do radio, go all across america. if i do anything in entertainment, you want to be taken care of. it is corporations against the working men and women and has to stop. >> todd: when production stops, think of the other people, we have a makeup artist and all those people suffering here, hope this gets resolved and hopefully i don't have to keep watching what i'm watching on netflix, which is children's shows, i'm getting sick of daniel tiger even though he is cute. joe piscopo, a cute comedian, joins us. safe travels. >> you are beautiful. take car

the nicest thing you could say, you understand what my job is in than he told me stories about johnny carsonled old-fashioned elevators and he showed me how to drive it and then he got up and left, it was like dad handing you the keys t the building. >> anybody else? >> what is your least favorite thing as a talkshow hostor le t show host? >> [bleep]. >> i think the song is about ready. >> it's all of them. thanks again to everyone stationed in chief master sergeant semper supra. we will be right back. ♪ flex alert! flex alert! a power outage is looming. that's just alert, he's always getting worked up about something. flex alerts notify us of preventable power outages. that way we always know when to help stop one. ok flex, just drop some knowledge on me again. oh, ok i will - i'll turn our thermostat to 78... i'll unplug the blender. the hair dryer. - my blankie? - yep! - let's talk about it! - nope. ooo, we can save the laundry til' the morning! oh, yes please! oh! little things like this help save our power and help save us from outages. with flex alerts, the power is ours. inner voice (

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>> tonight show, johnny carson, the chacon oh man, sanbornton son, you know -- >> he is an importantx performer, freddie was their first, and he let you know that you could do it. >> for young performers like georgia myself, it was so important to see freddy prints on chico in the man as the star of one of the very few shows that put latino men on the screen. >> i want to know what he said? >> you find out a soon as i leave it? >> he made his believe that, maybe one day, we to crack that code. >> so in the summer of 75 or 76, one of my friends to drive, and almost every day, we were on hollywood boulevard and we would stop, we get, out we would walk up and down the hollywood walk of fame. . i will see george burns a star and out imagine my star, george lopez, if you just crossed the couple letters. >> imagining yourself in the future, who you could be. >> my friend ernie, who, my first friend, ever, he showed me comedy. he should be a bunch of steals, and there is a, guy they posted from. [speaking non-english] we spent every four months writing some stuff, and then on june 4th of 19

." - yeah, yeah, johnny carson. - i liked, you know, "chico and the man." - oh, yeah, freddie prinze. i mean, obviously, freddie prinze, he is an important icon for any latin performer, any latin comedian. freddie prinze was their first, and he let you know that you can possibly do this. for young performers like george and myself, it was so inspiring to see freddie prinze on "chico and the man" as a star of one of the very few shows that put latino stories on television back in the '70s. - [speaking spanish] - i wanna know what he's saying. - you'll find out as soon as i leave. [studio audience laughter] - he made us believe that maybe one day, we too could crack that code. - so in the summer of, like, '75, '76, one of my friends started to drive and almost every day we would go to hollywood boulevard, and we'd stop and we'd get out, and we'd walk up and down the hollywood walk of fame, then you'd go to the grauman's chinese. - yeah, yeah. - and then, you know, i would see george burns' star, and i would be like-- i would imagine my name, you know, george lopez and george burns. - ri

. >> or this from "the tonight show with johnny carson."he most important real estate. >> he has the place where everybody knows your name. >> what's the story, norm? >> thirsty guy walks into a bar. >> the bar once actually pumped out real beer. >> we cannot give the actors real beer any more because it affected their -- >> acting abilities? >> yes. >> all of it is now on display at heritage auctions in dallas. >> it is the work of a lifetime. >> nearly 1,000 lots from the comisar collection go on the auction block next month. to the three sets and costumes. >> these things could end up in a museum or in someone's house? >> i would be thrilled with both. i think equally it is about stewardship and passing to the next generation. >> comisar has been collecting for 32 years and once dreamed of building a museum, but that proved to be too tough. >> i have to release these pieces back to the fans and collectors. they are the future of this stuff. they need to hold them and preserve them and elevate them. >> i can tell it is not easy to say goo

fans of late night tv can snag these audience chairs from the set of the tonight show, starring johnny carsonn's interview, desk, couch and coffee table also up for grabs. you still have a little time to start saving your pennies online bidding began this week, but live bidding goes from june 2nd through the fourth in dallas, texas. jackie ibanez, ktvu. fox two news. the true nature of reparations, you see because report on california's reparations task forces reparations will cost as much as $1.2 million per black residents to compensate for the damage caused by slavery. several actors are involved in figuring out a potential payment for each person, including how long a black person has been living in california and a be on the home or a business. the task force expected to vote this coming saturday on whether to approve that report so state lawmakers can review it. the coronation of king charles of britain is this saturday, but some people are already camped out right in front of buckingham powers. millions of people are expected to arrive in london this week to get a glimpse of the u. k's

fans of late night tv can snag these audience chairs from the set of the tonight show, starring johnny carsoniew, desk, couch and coffee table also up for grabs. you still have a little time to start saving your pennies online bidding began this week, but live bidding goes from june 2nd through the fourth in dallas, texas. jackie ibanez , ktvu. fox two news. thank you . time is 5 26 side shows once again taking over bay area streets to tell you about a new warning going to people who see them happening. and many bay area law enforcement agencies using military style equipment. the debate within two bay area cities about whether these programs should continue and don't forget you can have the morning headlines delivered right to you by signing up for the ktvu newsletter just go to ktvu .com/ email. sign up for the (swords clashing) -had enough? -no... arthritis. here. aspercreme arthritis. full prescription-strength? reduces inflammation? thank the gods. don't thank them too soon. kick pain in the aspercreme. i came here to find love. but instead, i found a best friend. señor snuffles, you sto