Guess which TV legend tried canceling Mario Cantone for being gay
Sex and the City and its spinoff And Just Like That, has just revealed a mortifying experience he suffered as an up-and-coming stand-up comic.It happened over 30 years ago, when he was scheduled to appear on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, and he found his appearance nixed at the last minute… because he was gay.Related: All the backstage drama that made us wonder, is ‘And Just Like That’ actually cursed?While speaking to the podcast Allison Interviews, the 62-year-old said he booked an appearance on The Tonight Show in 1986.
After initially being welcomed by talent coordinators, he found his fortunes reversed in an instant.“When [the talent scout] saw me, he said, ‘Oh my God, you’re amazing!
We are going to shape six minutes for you.’ Then he looked at the video again, because he filmed it that night, and he said, ‘You know what?
Your comedy has a gay edge to it and I think it’s going to make Johnny nervous, so I’m going to cancel you,’” Cantone recalled.Honestly, we’re not surprised.
