JOHNNY CARSON'S GUEST HOSTS NATE AND AL'S DELI

By end of the l970's, Johnny Carson work week began to get shorter and more guest hosts filled in. In the 60's, Jerry Lewis and Joey Bishop were deputized, hosting frequently. Singer Jimmy Dean was the first guest host for Johnny in l963. Joey Bishop hosted a record ll7 times before landing his own talk show on ABC. Joey Bishop had Shelley Winters on one time. She was scheduled second, but the first guest was late coming. I asked if Shelly was here and they told me 'yes' and without thinking, I said, 'Ladies and gentleman, let's welcome Shelley Winters. "She was in her dressing room naked," Bishop says, "So she threw on a fur coat and came running out. I said, 'Shelley, it's a beautiful coat, but you're not going to wear that for the whole interview..." Winters nodded her head yes, "If I take this off, this place will be a garage. I'm naked underneath." Bishop couldn't believe it, so the actress walked Bishop upstage and opened her coat with her back to the audience. The audience cheered her on. "I got a good look and I turned to the audience and siad, "Yes, she's naked."

NATE AND AL'S deli is the most famous deli in L.A. Located in Bev. Hills, family owned, since l945. Al bought Nate out but kept the name. Mark and David, Al's sons run it. Some of the waitresses have waited on tables here over 40 years, until they could no longer drive a car to work. Waitresses worked for Mark and David's father, and grandfather. .

Many famous celebs. come here. Larry King comes here often, sits at same table, with same three friends. King tips his waitress with an annual free expensive paid vacation to Paris each year. Doris Day once came here for an order to go, in her bath robe. Johnny Carson would come often, on his way to his show in Burbank. Actress Jodi Foster is a reg. as is James Garner. I have eaten here once with my friend Ramona Flood for a first hand exp. of this landmark.