Ed McMahon died early Tuesday, and the tributes are pouring in. Hey, how come nobody gave Ed a tribute when he was here? How many bankruptcy jokes do we need? Here’s how come: Because Ed was a good sport. Maybe The Best Sport Ever. As Johnny Carson’s sidekick, his job was to be The Good Sport– to laugh along whenever Johnny decided to make fun of Ed. (Also to occasionally clean up after the animals.) America took its cues from Johnny, and we’ve loved to rib Ed for decades. Ed himself is in most of our 9 Funniest Making-Fun-Of-Ed-McMahon Moments (In A Gentle, Rest In Peace Kind Of Tribute Way). If anybody knew how to make fun of Ed McMahon, it was Ed McMahon.
9. Drunk Ed McMahon Calmed Down By Carson
Johnny Carson always made fun of Ed for being a supposed raging alcoholic. This clip proves Johnny right.
8. Ed McMahon Meets Hank Kingsley On The Larry Sanders Show
Ed joins Hank, Larry, and Artie at a strip club around the 2:15 mark. Strip Club Ed McMahon! The Larry Sanders Show was the greatest.
7. Ed McMahon Helps ALF co-host The Tonight Show
Ed was also announcer on ALF’s actual talk show on TV Land, not just this ALF-hosted Tonight Show fever dream or peyote hallucination or whatever this is.
6. Ed McMahon’s “Banapple!”
Add “internet sensation” to the list Ed McMahon’s achievements.
5. Gangsta Ed McMahon
Ed McMahon had surprisingly good flow.
4. Phil Hartman’s Brilliant Ed McMahon
If Ed wasn’t around to mock himself, Phil Hartman could do just as good a job.
3. McMahon Bashes Richter
McMahon on Conan! Old (old old) Conan!
2. Cash4Gold Commercial
Funny. Yes, a little sad. But still funny. Mainly because of Ed McMahon. (Sorry, Hammer.)
1. “Here’s Johnny” by “Weird Al” Yankovic
This is from the 1986 “Weird Al” album Polka Party!, which some colks claim is Al’s worst. That’s impossible. It has a song about Ed McMahon on it.
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