When Johnny Carson died in 2005 at age 79, his name had made a rare appearance in the news just a few days before. It had turned out that, even as he was near death, he was writing jokes for David ...

New book "Love Johnny Carson" reveals the infamous banned celebrity list from "The Tonight Show," including Jay Leno, Ellen ...

This collection features the most memorable and iconic personality in all of late night television. It includes 21 rare episodes from favorite television classics The Johnny Carson Show, The Johnny ...

On the day of his 100th birthday, a special Vintage Variety episode looks back at the arc of Johnny Carson’s early career and his rise to becoming a TV icon, as chronicled in the pages of Variety.

Heeeeere’s Johnny! Considered by many to be the GOAT of last-night hosting, Johnny Carson would have celebrated his 100 th birthday today. To celebrate Carson’s birthday and legacy, a new book written ...

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Johnny Carson didn’t invent late night television or its talk shows. He didn’t invent their desk-and-couch format, or the monologue, the sidekick, the obligatory house band. Even many ...

In these days of multiple late-night talk shows, streaming services, websites, social media, YouTube, TikTok and Instagram, it's difficult for younger viewers to fully appreciate the cultural impact ...

While the world knew famed late-night host Johnny Carson as the funny man who America welcomed into their homes for 30 seasons, Howard Smith knew him as a kind, down to earth neighbor in Malibu. The ...

It’s time to celebrate legendary talk show host Johnny Carson and his 100th birthday — and what better way to do that than a nonstop, 100-episode marathon of his iconic The Tonight Show? Shout TV has ...