This has been around for years -- a banned clip from 1974 (?) of Paulsen on the Merv Griffin Show, surprising everyone by coming out in blackface. He's attempting to make a point about bigoted humor, and ended up getting censored for allegedly doing a bigoted act. The circuitous logic baffles me. Doug McClure (Merv's other guest) is clearly "trying" to fit on what Merv calls their "comedy" show (as if all of his shows weren't supposed to be funny?). The two hilariously feign embarrassment and leave the stage, and Merv's "ad-lib" (likely supplied by a writer) at the end is pretty good.
As a bonus, here's a classic clip from Paulsen's days on "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour":
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