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Allen reveals Johnny Carson allowed him to strike Tonight Show set weekly for his own show
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Byron Allen | Club Random with Bill Maher
What was said
"They said he'll never do it. I said just do me a favor. Just one favor. Ask him and tell him the request is coming from me. He said, 'Oh. Let the kid strike my set.'"
Byron Allen successfully negotiated the unprecedented arrangement of dismantling Johnny Carson's Tonight Show set every weekend to install his own show's set in the same NBC studio. When producers said Carson would never allow it, Allen insisted they mention his name specifically. Carson agreed solely because of his relationship with Allen, demonstrating the mentorship extended beyond advice to concrete career support.
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- Byron Allen | Club Random with Bill Maher
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- 1:08:38
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