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Johnny Carson YouTube Channel Generates ‘Sluggish’ Numbers

By Richard Horgan on August 30, 2011 12:30 PM

At the beginning of August, YouTube announced an official, curated Johnny Carson channel. For fans of the late night maestro, this was welcome news.

While 35,000+ channel views (and 2.2 million video clicks) at press time may seem a tad disappointing, the truth is that Johnny’s core audience has many other ways to revisit the master at work, including several massive DVD collections. In a recently uploaded Steve Martin bit from 1989, the comedian shares diary entries about his previous on-air experiences with the “sluggish” Johnny:

In one fell swoop, Martin here managed to portend both tweeting and live blogging. Nice work, @SteveMartinToGo!

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