The Boondocks by Aaron McGruder for April 13, 2020
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Huey: Johnny Carson died last week...but scientists say he's still funnier than the entire UPN Monday night lineup. Caesar: That's wrong.
Johnny was the last of his kind – and probably the only one of his kind.
Yes, did a comic monologue every night – but when that was over, the show was about the guest! His questions were about the guest, his focus was on the guest.
Everyone since, starting with Letterman, has just used the guests as a foil for their own (seldom amusing) shtick.