Dolly Parton's secret weapon against Nashville: turning men into the punchline | Fortune

In 1973, Dolly Parton used a surprise ad-lib during a live performance on The Porter Wagoner Show to take control of the moment. While Porter Wagoner introduced a song Parton wrote in 1970, “Run That By Me One More Time,” he mocked her as his “sidekick” and began blaming coming home late. Parton interrupted with laughter and extended lyrics of her own, then spoke over him when he tried to respond about the rent money—turning the duet into her punchline. A year later, Parton left the show, after hits like “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You.”