Here's the video clip we ended our last class with — Jack Kerouac's appearance on The Steve Allen Show in 1959. I misspoke, by the way, when I said that this was the historic precursor of what's now known as The Tonight Show. Allen hosted Tonight Starring Steve Allen from 1954-1957, leaving late night to move to prime time for The Steve Allen Show. He was replaced by Jack Paar, who left for primetime himself in 1962, opening the door for a little known comedian named Johnny Carson (and the rest, as they say, is history):
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