I'm just sick at the news that the great Bob Newhart has passed away at the age of 94.  There's no way I can summarize his incredible life and career in this small space. While I've seen his comedy concerts a couple of times, I only spoke (briefly) with him once. That was in the parking lot of NBC Los Angeles the day after Johnny Carson passed away in 2005. I was setting up KNBC-TV's Storm Hawks for their weather operation. Bob had been asked to appear on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno  and his limo pulled up right in front of me. Bob got out and we exchanged a few words about Carson's passing and he went in to the studio.  Johnny and Bob were an almost magical combination. If you have a few minutes, watch these hilarious interactions. Bob, thank you for a lifetime of laughs!!

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A couple of years ago, I had an intern who didn't know who Johnny Carson was. Sad for her (and it certainly made me feel old). Carson was justifiably known as the "King of Late Night." For those of younger generations, Johnny had a rotating group of bits after the monologue and before the first guest. My favorite was " Carnac the Magnificent " (followed in a distant second by "Art Fern and the Tea Time Movie"). Although I didn't run across it until last week, about a year ago, the very best of the Carnac bits was posted to YouTube in its entirety. It is presented below. As a bit of historical context, that edition of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson  was presented during the air traffic controller strike which produced coast-to-coast chaos. And, this particular performance of Carnac includes the very best Carnac joke of them all, which produced one of the longest laughs in the history of television. Enjoy! Of course, most of these jok...