THE HEART OF COMEDY

摘要

Carson on The Tonight Show. He begins by denying he's nervous and proves it by slouching as if he were a deflated balloon. "I suffer from severe dyslexia too," he tells Carson. "I was the only child on my block on Halloween to go, 'Trick or trout.'" Instantly he transforms into his adult neighbors: "Here comes that young Williams boy again. Better get some fish." Trying to unearth some backstory, Carson asks, "Where is home for you?" Then, thinking better, "Or did you come from a home?" That cues Robin as a visitor to an asylum talking to a patient: "If you haven't taken your medication yet, it's gonna be fun." Then, as he mimes struggling in a straitjacket, he channels a concerned doctor: "How are you, Mr. Williams?" Noticing the overhead mike, he rises, shouts, "Look! Flipper!" and makes a dolphin cry. "Right now there's a soundman going, 'What are you doing?'" and he outfits himself with imaginary headphones. Trying to calm himself, he says, "Relax, relax, relax, you're on TV" and, to Carson, "You're a nice man, you won't hurt me." Reaching for the host's famous coffee mug, he takes a sip, saying, "Don't be afraid, the sores went away." And in his macho voice: "A real man can stand up to herpes!"