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Johnny Carson Audiobook

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Read By: Josh Bloomberg Publisher: HarperAudio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 6.83 hours at 1.5x Speed 5.13 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: May 2024 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9780063398931

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

17

Longest Chapter Length:

53:59 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

37 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

35:49 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

“A close look at how show business power corrupts . . . The dishiest read of the year.” – Janet Maslin, “Ten Favorite Books of the Year,” New York Times

“Here’s Johnny!” Probably everyone in America knows the phrase, whether they watched every episode of The Tonight Show or none because they had to go to bed early on school nights. From 1962 to 1992, Johnny Carson and his Tonight Show dominated the American consciousness.

Henry Bushkin was Carson’s best friend and lawyer during that period, and his book is a tautly rendered and remarkably nuanced portrait of Carson, revealing not only how he truly was, but why. Bushkin explains why Carson, a voracious (and very talented) womanizer, felt he always had to be married; why he couldn’t visit his son in the hospital and wouldn’t attend his mother’s funeral; and much more. Johnny Carson is by turns shocking, poignant, and uproarious — written with a novelist’s eye for detail, a screenwriter’s ear for dialogue, and a knack for comic timing that Carson himself would relish.

“A fascinating book about a complex man.” — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“Like The Tonight Show, the book has many a merry moment . . . [Johnny Carson] was also one of a kind, and is missed. This book brings a bit of him back.” — St. Louis Post-Dispatch

People magazine Top Ten Book of the Year

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“A genuinely multifaceted look at the burdens and the excesses of celebrity. Equally fascinating, though, is Bushkin’s own story.”

— Booklist 

Quotes

  • “A fascinating tale about life in the fast line with one of the most enigmatic figures of our times.”

    — Dallas Morning News
  • “An insightful glimpse into the world of The Tonight Show and the star-studded life of Carson. An addictive read.”

    — Publishers Weekly

Awards

  • A New York Times Top 10 of the Year
  • An Amazon Editor’s Top Pick
  • A People Magazine “Top Ten Books” of the Year

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About Henry Bushkin

Henry Bushkin is a lawyer living in Los Angeles. For eighteen years, he was Johnny Carson’s personal legal adviser, fixer, confidant, and close friend.

About Josh Bloomberg

Josh Bloomberg, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, is a trained professional actor with extensive audiobook experience as a director and narrator. Having worked with some of the biggest publishers in the audiobook industry, he is used to performing at high standards. He speaks English, French, and Hebrew fluently and is a member of the Audio Publishers Association. He also records his voice for commercial spots and other types of voice-over. In his spare time, he loves making homemade almond milk.