He launched a career as a stand-up comic at the age of 27, in 1985. Six years later, Carey appeared for the first time on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." After his performance, Carson asked him to sit with him for the rest of the show, which was long understood to be the Carson seal of approval for up-and-coming comedians. Here Carey talks to Carson's successor, Jay Leno, in 2002.
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