As host of The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1992, Johnny Carson enjoyed a 30-year reign as king of American television. Carson welcomed the biggest names in Hollywood, comedy, music, entertainment ...

For nearly 30 years, Johnny Carson sat behind the desk as host of The Tonight Show and interviewed thousands of guests. While he had his favorites, Carson also reportedly disliked one comedy ...

Viewers of The Tonight Show during the 1970s and '80s might have assumed that Bob Hope was one of Johnny Carson's favorite guests. No one appeared on the show more often than the comedy legend ...

Monday marks the 50th anniversary of the debut of “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ... a python was comedy gold. As the snake slithered between the host’s legs, Carson kept relatively ...

While Johnny ... spot at the Comedy Store and an audience with Carson’s booker Jim McCauley. A small number of comics got the chance to deliver their tight five on The Tonight Show, and even ...

Pat Hazell, who conceived the idea for “Carson Tonight: Johnny’s Comedy and Variety Acts Live!” scheduled for Saturday in Jamestown and who performed on Carson’s Tonight Show in 1989, is pictured.

The late-night TV landscape is about to get even more competitive, thanks to Johnny Carson. Reruns of the Carson-hosted Tonight Show are set ... Carson’s comedy and humor are just as relevant.

It may not look like much now, but once upon a time, Stage 1 at the Burbank Studios was where the king of comedy ... Johnny." In a "Tonight Show" episode from October 1985, where Cannon and Carson ...

who performed on stage at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts in the live show Carson Tonight: Johnny’s Comedy and Variety Acts. From left are wildlife expert Joan Embery; comedian Cathy Ladman; actress ...

For thirty years, from October 1, 1962, to May 22, 1992, Johnny Carson presided over American popular culture from the 11:30 P.M. throne of “The Tonight Show ... of comedy, and his decision ...

The rainbow curtains might have been rolled up more than 30 years ago, the hallowed desk shuffled away, but Johnny Carson's legacy and influence didn't end with his "Tonight Show" reign.