RIP ED Mcmahon
 

I liked poor old Ed :(
NBC: 'Tonight Show' Icon Ed McMahon Dies
Carson Sidekick Reportedly Spent Month In Hospital

POSTED: Tuesday, June 23, 2009
UPDATED: 8:28 am EDT June 23, 2009

LOS ANGELES -- NBC News reports that Ed McMahon, the longtime sidekick of Johnny Carson on the "Tonight Show," has died after long battle with cancer.

The network home of the "Tonight Show" confirmed the television icon's death with McMahon's publicist, Howard Bragman.

He was 86.

McMahon was recently hospitalized at the UCLA Ronald Reagan Hospital in Los Angeles for a bout of pneumonia.

The entertainer was made famous for his role on the "Tonight Show" alongside Johnny Carson and as the host of "Star Search."

He later became a mainstay on commercials as the presenter of giant checks for the American Family Publishers sweepstakes.

McMahon's bankruptcy proceedings brought the aging Californian back into the limelight.

R.I.P old timer

Sad news.

At least he lived a long prosperous life.

:2 cents:

that sucks rip

RIP Ed :(

RIP - Say Hi to Johnny for me.

HiiighoooooooooooohhhhhhhhhH!

R.I.P. sweepstakes man i never won :(

Rest in peace Ed

Good Night Ed

Awwwww RIP. Thanks for your kind words the other day.

The sidekick by which all sidekicks are judged.

Rip.....

Sorry to hear this, but not surprised. He didn't look healthy in the last pics I saw..

Very sad news. May he rest in peace.

R.I.P Ed.

A television mainstay and household name for all those years with Johnny. RIP

wow, thats sad news. RIP :(

Ed McMahon was a good natured guy.

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RIP Ed...

ADG

Sad news. RIP Mr. McMahon

RIP Ed. 3 1/4 stars.

RIP ED. Hope I make it into my 80's.....

RIP Ed! They'll never be another one like you!

R.i.p ,,,,,,,

Hey-OHHHHHHHHH!

thats shitty news.

Sad news.

He also worked with Jerry Lewis on the annual Muscular Dystrophy telethons each year - helping to raise millions for MDA. :thumbsup

RIP Ed McMahon

I crossed paths with Ed McMahon several times. He was always kind, nice and polite. He made you feel good.

The last time I saw him, he was signing his book "Here's Johnny!" at Book Soup. He regaled the 25 or so people there -- including some of his grandchildren -- with stories from his life for two and a half hours. It was golden.

He chatted with everybody who wanted to get a book signed, to make sure the inscription was personal. I spoke with him about a landmark "Tonight Show" I had attended, and he remembered it (It's a classic. Bob Hope and Dean Martin showed up unexpectedly.) and he was gracious enough to come up with an inscription for a book I had purchased for my father, who had worked night shifts and only discovered Johnny Carson after he retired and was finally able to watch late-night television.

Ed signed my father's book "What the hell kept you?"

A giant, whose talent was only matched by his modesty. Any comedian will tell you the hardest job in show business is to be a straight man. Ed was one of the best.

Ave atque vale, Mr. McMahon. Hoist one with Johnny tonight.

--t

RIP Ed McMahon, best sidekick ever.

wow, very sad news.
RIP ED. :(