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.

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 ...

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 ...

Hank Bradford, who served as head writer for “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” and ... Later in life, Bradford co-founded a comedy troupe in 1992 called “Yarmy’s Army ...

Part of the National Comedy Center's exhibit featuring Johnny Carson is pictured during a pre-show opening during last week's 2022 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival. Submitted photo The National Comedy ...

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.

The “Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” staple passed away early ... “I spoke to him last week and we discussed politics to comedy. He finished with one of his made up songs and included ...

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 ...

Comedian Yakov Smirnoff will appear on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on June 10. This appearance marks Smirnoff's return to the show 40 years after his debut on The Tonight Show Starring ...

The late-night host looms over the culture to this day, in part because he knew how to mix comedy ... when Johnny Carson invited the illusionist Uri Geller on “The Tonight Show” to bend ...