LYNN ELBER, The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Other veteran comics could head straight to "The Tonight Show" couch to banter with Johnny Carson, but David Brenner had to do a stand-up routine when he was a guest.
Finally, Carson told a puzzled Brenner why.
"I like to sit back, smoke a cigarette and laugh for six minutes," Brenner, in a 2013 interview with CBS, recalled him saying.
Carson's regard for Brenner, who died in his New York City home...
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