Least Favorite Guests
Carson had many guests on his show. Some he liked, others he didn’t. He claims that the worst guest he ever hosted was Bob Hope. ‘There was nothing spontaneous about Hope. He was a guy who relied on his writers for every topic. Johnny was very quick on his feet. Very well read. He was a guy who learned Swahili, learned Russian, learned astronomy. He appreciated people who he felt engaged with the real world. There was nothing to talk to Bob about,” writer Andrew Nicholls said.