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Mario Cantone Says He Was Kicked Off Johnny Carson For Being Gay
And Just Like That Mario Cantone recently opened up about an incident in 1986 when alleges he was kicked off The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson for being too gay. The revelation came during Cantone’s recent appearance on Allison Kugel’s podcast, Allison Interviews.Cantone shared that he’d been booked by Carson’s talent coordinator for the show, who was initially happy with his set.