The first time Johnny Carson saw Jay Leno perform comedy, he didn’t book him to appear on The Tonight Show. Instead, Carson gave Leno the advice that would lead to him hosting it. As the all-time king ...

This Sunday, October 23rd would have been the 89 th birthday for the King of late-night television, Johnny Carson. Join our friends over at The National Comedy Center to check out Johnny Carson: The ...

Late Night Last Century is a new weekly column highlighting some of the funniest and most unforgettable comedy from late night, talk shows, and variety shows of the 20th century that’s currently ...

The late-night host looms over the culture to this day, in part because he knew how to mix comedy and sex. But there was a darkness at the heart of his appeal. By Jason Zinoman Johnny Carson dominated ...

Late Night Last Century is a weekly column highlighting some of the funniest and most unforgettable comedy from late night, talk shows, and variety shows of the 20th century currently streaming on ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Comedian and actor Kevin Nealon joins WGN ...

From 1962 to 1992, America went to bed with The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. On the show, Johnny perfected the art of the topical opening monologue, performed in long-running comedy sketches ...

In the 1970s, if Johnny Carson called you over to his couch after finishing a set, you were golden. “There was a beam that could catapult people to the stars,” says comedian Jim Carrey, “and that was ...

Carson's Comedy Classics was a stripped 1/2 hour syndicated television show that was first released to U.S. television stations in 1983. The program was made from segments and sketches taken from the ...

In exploring the colorful comedy scene of the early 1970s, the new Showtime series “I’m Dying Up Here” presents a keen reminder of Johnny Carson’s role — unparalleled before or since — in launching ...

"The Comedy Awards," the first multi-network, multiplatform, annual event dedicated to honoring and celebrating the world of comedy, has unveiled the Johnny Carson Award For Comedic Excellence. The ...