O’Brien salutes longtime ‘Tonight Show’ sidekick Ed McMahon as a part of broadcasting history

LOS ANGELES — “The Tonight Show” host Conan O’Brien paid tribute to Ed McMahon as a “truly funny man” whose partnership with Johnny Carson on the late-night show was an indelible part of TV history.

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