Dick Cavett Dishes on Groucho Marx, Johnny Carson—and Donald Trump

Dec 27 2022 by The Daily Beast

 
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“I can’t believe that he’s here now, I can’t believe I know Groucho Marx, I can’t believe that there is a Groucho Marx,” a young and sparkling Dick Cavett said in 1968 when introducing his comedic idol on an early iteration of Cavett’s legendary talk show.

And though I’ve known Cavett since 1979 when I began work as a production assistant on his PBS series, I confess that I feel almost the way when...

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