Carson chose him to be one of his final guests before he retired from a thirty-year career in late-night television. On May 21, the last night when any guests were booked on the program, Robin was the first of two celebrity visitors to sit across from him on his fabled couch. Carson introduced Robin with a solemnity and seriousness he did not often exhibit on the air, saying, “In this business, there are comedians, there are comics, and once in a while, rarely, somebody rises above and supersedes that and becomes a comic persona unto themselves. I never ceased to be amazed at the versatility
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