Johnny Carson was America’s ultimate late-night host. The comedian’s most beloved gig was hosting “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” for 30 seasons from 1962 until his retirement in ...

Bill Maher and Jerry Seinfeld debated Johnny Carson's mean reputation. Johnny Carson had a reputation for stealing comedian's ...

making The Tonight Show something all of America could enjoy together. It was exactly 25 years ago tonight that Johnny Carson signed off for the last time as the host of The Tonight Show ...

Take a look at some of the funniest and most amusing things Johnny Carson said on The Tonight Show or elsewhere. It seems ...

Jay Leno and David Letterman were already well acquainted before this Tonight Show saga unfolded, as Leno had appeared ...

Here is the monologue from Johnny Carson's final "The Tonight Show" on May 22, 1992: Around the studio, we are still on an emotional high from last night; we have not come down yet. I want to ...

Rick Ludwin, the Vice President of NBC from 1983 to 2012, then explained: "Jay Leno had just signed a new deal that guaranteed Jay The Tonight Show, whenever Johnny [Carson] stepped down." He added ...

Explore Jay Leno's 'Tonight Show' controversy, heated feuds with Letterman and the career milestones that defined his years ...

Among the remarkable alumni of the University of Nebraska, no star has shone brighter, for longer, than that of the King of Late Night, Johnny Carson ’49. Carson’s Tonight Show was, not to exaggerate, ...