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George Carlin on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1971, perfectly explicating the illogical reasoning behind Muhammad Ali’s forced Vietnam Era exile, as the fighter prepared for his first bout with Joe Frazier. Carlin’s performance was broadcast during the final few months of Sullivan’s 23-year run on CBS.
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Fidel Castro visited by Ed Sullivan in 1959 after the triumphant revolution, promising a democratic Cuba that never materialized.
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A time warp from 1970, this clip has David Frost interviewing Geraldine Jones, the feminine alter ego of comedian Flip Wilson. Wilson was, for a while, the biggest thing in American TV, and the pressure seemed to be a little more than he could bear. The Geraldine phrase, “What you see is what you get,” is said to have been responsible for the computer term “WYSIWYG.”
Wilson with Ed Sullivan, also 1970:
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