My first appearance as a guest on The Tonight Show was in '81.

My first 'Tonight Show' was just one of those things - I mean this seriously - a cosmic, meant-to-be coming together of circumstance. You walk out there to do your first 'Tonight Show': Is the audience going to be hot? Are you going to be on fire? It's like an athlete: Are you going to have your moves at a peak?

I did the 'Tonight Show' once, and I choked up. I get intimidated.

People don't know this, but early in your career, you don't just glide on to The Tonight Show.

After my 1985 appearance on 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson,' I was wooed by producers in Hollywood, who told me they wanted to turn my act into a sitcom.

I've performed on 'The Tonight Show' with both Johnny Carson and Jay Leno, but not at the same time.